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378 Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Comr Va Richmond Va April 2d/66 Respty returned to Maj Genl O. O. Howard Comr whose attention is invited to the enclosed report. (Sg'd.) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Official James A. Bates Capt & AAAG see Copy of Report on file in "B" L.R. A. 83. 2d. Vol. 1866. Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va Richmond Va April 3d/66 S. C. Armstrong Supt &c J. R. Anderson Respty referred to Genl S. C. Armstrong Supt 9th. Dist for compliance with Circular dated Dec 6th./65 from these Head Qrs. By order of Col. O. Brown Asst Comr James A. Bates Capt & AAAG Rec'd Back April 6th./66 & Filed Dec S.O. 60. par. 5. dated April 6th. 1866 L.R. S. 74. 2d. Vol. 1866. War Dept Bureau RF & AL Washington Mch 31st./66 S. C. Armstrong Supt &c Rufus. K. Sewell 2. Vol. 3. Respty referred to Col. O. Brown Asst Com'r Va. for statements whether there are any freedmen in Va desiring to purchase land in Florida and if so to put them in communication with the within mentioned party. This paper be returned, By the order of Maj Genl O. O. Howard (Sg'd.) C. H. Howard Bvt Brig Genl & AAAG Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Comr Va Richmond Va April 30th./66 Respty referred to Genl S. C. Armstrong Supt 9th. Dist who will lay the matter before the Freedmen in his Dist. This paper to be returned with report By order of Col. O. Brown Asst Comr James A Bates Capt & AAAG 379 L.R. W. 1. 2d. Vol. 1866. Bureau R.F. & A.L. Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va Richmond Va April 3d./66. F. H. Pierpoint Governor C. B. Wilder Capt & AQM Respty returned to his Excellency Gov F. H. Pierpoint with the information that the action of Capt C. B. Wilder is contrary to instructions that have been sent him from this Office Orders have gone to the present superintendent of the District to at once revoke the order. (Sg'd.) O. Brown Col & Asst Com'r Official James A Bates Capt & AAAG L.R. F. 166. 2d. Vol. 1866. Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Com'r Va Richmond Va April 3d/66 A. S. Flagg Capt A.Q.M. Respty returned to Capt A. S. Flagg A.Q.M. & Supt to know whether the persons within named are "Refugees" or "Freedmen" By order of Col. O. Brown James A. Bates Capt & AAAG Rec'd Back Ap'l 12th/66 & Filed see L.B. 4. V. 614. L.R. W. 343. 2d. Vol. 1866. Rec'd Back April 1st./66 Bureau RF & AL Hd. Qrs 9th. Dist. Va Fort Monroe Mch 29th/66 N White 322/ Respty returned. I have fully investigated this case and it appears that Mr White who has often been to this Office has told wilful & extensive falsehoods. He asserts that he had expended over $1300 on his farm all of which he would lose were the freedmen not driven off. He has not done over $150 worth of work on said farm. It contains 340 acres of which 250 acres are cleared land. The freedmen have taken 125 acres for which they are willing to pay a fair amt, the rest is at his disposal and he is now renting it out at an exhorbitant rate to other freedmen. He distinctly and more than once assured the freedmen of whom he complains that they could stay as long as they desired, for five years, the time of his lease, if they chose. He says
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