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Boy "Fielding,"  Eberson & Smith the slave traders are both dead.   
Sg'd.  Benj. C. Cook 
Bvt Capt & Asst Supt


Cook B.C. 
Bvt Capt & Asst Supt

Bureau Refugee Freedman 
H'd Qrs Asst Com'r Ste of Va
Richmond Va Aug 21st/66

Respectfully returned to Bvt Maj W.R. Moore Supt 4th Dist attention invited to endorsement of Bvt Capt B.C. Cook Asst Supt.
By order of Maj Genl J.M. Schofield Asst Com'r
James A Bates
A.A.A.General


L.R.A.413.3.V.66.

Austin W.P.
Capt & Supt

Bureau R F & A L
H'd Qrs Asst Com'r Va
Richmond Va Aug 21st/66

Transcription Notes:
This is the same transcriber who has been constantly using [?] and "Bob" for "Bvt", and is not familiar with a lot of the words in the right hand part of the top of letter. Please read INSTRUCTIONS for Freedmen's Bureau images. There are also lists of some abbreviations to help you. Look above at the very top of this screen where the TITLE of this set of Letters is named. IT IS IN RED. Highlight that! Read this, and look at the bottom for rectangles which include links to Abbreviations, to list of Freedmen's Bureau Staff lists for each state, and names of Counties. More things than that there too. Really helps. If not, go to INSTRUCTIONS, then ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONS. Scroll down to Freedmen's Bureau special instructions, and go from there. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-29 12:33:53