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124 L.R. A.159. 2d.V.66. Armstrong S. C. Supt &c 108/ Rec'd Back May 15th/66 Office Supt 1st Dist Va Norfolk May 11th/66 Respty returned to Bvt Brig Genl O. Brown Asst Com'r &c Richmond Va The order closing of all the mills in my Dist was issued Oct 16th 1865. No formal order annulling the contract with Mr Hunt was ever received at this office. but this one was construed to be in effect an Annulment and was so regarded by Mr Hunt so far as my Dist was concerned, (Sg'd) A, S, Flagg Capt & Supt &c Flagg A. S. Capt A Q M &c Wilder C. B. Capt &c Bureau R F & A L H'd Qrs Asst Com'r Va Richmond Va May 15th/66 Respty returned to Genl S. C. Armstrong Supt inviting attention to announcement of A. S. Flagg. The Telegram of Sept 21st 1865 to Capt C B Wilder ordering the Mills to be stopped was considered as annulling the contract with Mr Hunt. By order of Bvt Brig Genl Brown James A. Bates Bvt Maj & A A A G L.R. P.60. 2d.V.66. Pepper C. 115/ Rec'd Back May 16th/66 War Dept Bureau R F & A L Washington May 15th/66 Respty returned. This money is simply held in trust by the Gov't for the purpose specified in the order retaining it from the County of these soldiers and the Treasury Department pays no interest on such deposits. There is nothing in the certificate given these men that indicates that any such thing was contemplated. as no officer of the government would have a right to make any such agreement. Had this money been deposited in any Savings bank to the credit of these men. their usual rate of interest would probably have been paid, By Command of Maj Genl O. O. Howard Commissioner (Sg'd) Geo W. Balloch Bvt Col & C.S.V. Chf Accounting & Disbursing officer 125 War Dept Bureau &c Bureau R F & A L H'd Qrs Asst Com'r Va Richmond Va May 16th/66 Respty returned to Mr. C. Pepper inviting attention to endorsement of Maj Genl O. O. Howard By order of Bvt Brig Genl Brown James A Bates Bvt Maj & A A A G L.R. F.209. 2d.V.66. Flagg A. S. Capt A Q M &c Rec'd back May 16th/66 H'd Qrs Dept of Va Richmond Va May 12th/66 Approved- The dispositon within recommended will be made. (Sg'd) Jno. W. Turner Bvt Maj Genl Com'dg Virginia Dept of Bureau R F & A L H'd Qrs Asst Comr Va Richmond Va May 16th/66 Respectfully returned to Capt A. S. Flagg A Q M & Supt inviting attention to endorsement of Bvt Maj Genl John. W. Turner Commanding Dept of Va By order of Bvt Brig Genl Brown James A. Bates Maj & A A A G The first endorsement was not recorded in this Book The disposition approved by Genl Turner is the recommenation of Lt Col. H. Neide Inspector which is: "To be sold as they lay and funds turned into the Q.M. Dept" L.R. C.352. 2d.V.66. Barnes Stuart Capt A.Q.M. 104/147 Rec'd Back May 14th/66 Bureau R F & A L H'd Qrs Dist Va Petersburg May 10th/66 Respectfully returned. Supplementary Rolls can be made out and will be forwarded at once if desired by Asst Com'r (Sg'd) Stuart Barnes Capt A Q M & Supt Bureau R F & A L H'd Qrs Asst Comr Va Richmond May 16th/66 Respty returned to Capt Stuart Barnes A Q M & Supt with the suggestion that he make out a supplementary
Transcription Notes:
The person transcribing this before me has not read the INSTRUCTIONS. We do not use [?]. We are required to use [[?]].
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Respty - Respectfully - it's abbreviation.
Genl= general
Brig= Brigadier
Maj=Major
L.R. - Letters Received.
This is followed by a capital letter and number which designates the initial and letter number with that initial. That is how you can find it. Then it says in 2d Vol. 66.
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