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238 By command of Major General Meade Sg'd S.F. Boston Asst Adjt Genl Mil Div Atlantic Bureau R F & A L Hd Qrs Asst Com'r Va Richmond Va June 28th/66 Respectfully returned to Bvt Maj G.B. Carse Asst Supt thro Capt R.S. Lacy aqm & Supt 7th Dist Va. inviting attention to endorsement of Maj Genl Geo. G. Meade. Comdg Military Division of the Atlantic By order of Maj Genl A H Terry Asst Com H Neide Inspt & A A A G L.R.P.67.2d.V.66. War Dept Bureau &c Rec'd Back June 28th/66 Office Asst Dept B.R.F. &c Bowling Green Caroline Co Va June 22nd 1866 Respectfully returned to Bvt Maj T.F.P. Crandon A Q M & Supt 4th Dist Va. After a thorough investigation into this case. I find that a colored man name unknown. (supposed to be William Jones) came into this neighborhood in 1864 saying that he was a deserter from Grant's Army - That he belonged to Penn or New Jersey. He had a comrade with him. He offered himself to work for a farmer for his board to and to be allowed to work some days for himself. When not busy, on those conditions, he was hired. Some little time after the Army coming in this direction, he and his comrade were brought by this farmer to Bowling Green and sold for six thousand dollars. Rebel Money. They were then carried to Richmond and sold for six Thousand dollars each on the capture of Richmond "Yankee William" found his way back to this neighborhood again. He was hired by a near neighbor of Mrs. Kate J Martin and held. As to the time of the robbery, an excellent character for sobriety, carefulness, politeness and attention to his details. At the time of the robbery he had a wife of Mrs. Martins. When Mrs. Martin went to Washington, she left his (Yankee William) to sleep in the house and take care of things generally. As Mrs. M had great confidence in him. The things stolen were (unsure) gentlemens 239 clothes. There was quite a lot of valuable silver was in the house but none of them were taken. I am confident that his wife knew nothing of the robbery. From some remarks he let fall it is likely that he is in Washington. Mr. Powell is laboring under a mistake he says that "Robberies by colored men are frequent in that section of the country &c &c" Mr. Philip Green the gentleman referred to and an old resident. Knows of none. And in the present state of things robberies are less frequent than might be objected. Sgd. John O' Dryer Capt V.R.C Asst Supt O'Dyer John Capt & Asst Supt Bureau R F & A L H'd Qrs Asst Com'r Va Richmond Va June 28th/66 Respectfully returned to Marjorie O. O. Howard Commission to inviting attention to report of Capt John O'Dryer Asst Supt. Sg'd Alfred H Terry Official Maj Genl Asst Comm H Neide Inspt & A A A G L.R.S.106. 2d.V.66. War Dept Bureau &c 216/ Rec'd Back June 28th/66 B R F & A L Office Supt 1st Dist Va Norfolk Va 6 - 25th/66 Respectfully returned to Genl O. Brown of Richmond to with the report of Lt French as called for. And a statement of Capt A.S. Flagg concerning the same matter. Sg'd W.P. Austin Capt & Supt 1st Dist Va Segar A.S. Norfolk Va June 22d/66 Gen. O. Brown Richmond Va I have the honor to state in connection with the report ordered by Genl Howard to be made of the course pursued by Lt French in the matter of the Bureau with A S Segar, that Lt French acted in accordance with instructions from me. Mr. Segar on his part first violated the contract by not paying the rent as articulated. He was also notified in December 1865 that the Bureau would need the building ultimately.
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