Viewing page 125 of 248

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

NARA 616

Office Bureau R.F. & A.L
Sub Dist of Macon
Macon Miss Nov 5" 1867[[strikethrough]] 5 [[/strikethrough]]

Pierce J.L. Atty
Macon Miss

States that, as Attorney for Stephen Nance he instituted suit against C. Nance Administrator on an open account for about the sum of three hundred $300.00 Dollars. for work done in 1865. That at the late term of Court the plaintiff was ruled to give Security for cost of suit within Sixty days, which he is unable to do.

Asks that the matter be settled by the Bureau.
1. Enclosure

[[stamp]] Freedmen's Bureau State of Miss Received Dec 1 1867 [[/stamp]]

Office Bureau R.F. & A.L
Sub Dist of Macon
Macon Miss Dec 2nd 67

Respectfully forwarded to Lieut Merritt Barber A.A.A. Genl for his order in the premises

Geo. S. Smith
Capt Bt Maj
Sub Asst Com'r

E.& M. Page 310
Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c.
Office Asst. Commr for Miss.
Vicksburg Dec 5. 1867

Respectfully returned to J.L. Pierce Esq., Atty at Law,
Macon, Miss. (through Sub-Dist of Macon) with information that the Bureau has no

over

jurisdiction of claims for wages which accrued in 1865.

By order of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A.C. Gillem
Asst. Commissioner
Merritt Barber
1st Lieut. 34 U.S. Infty
A.A.A. General