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with the recommedation that one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00/100) be appropriate to aid in erecting a school house at Manassas. The maintenance of a teacher is provided for and location good.

(Sgd.) R.M. Manly
Supt. Education

Bu. R.F. & A.L. 
Hd. Qrs. Asst. Comr. Va. 
Richmond, Va. Aug. 22nd 67

Respectfully referred to Capt. George Q. White, Chf. Q.M. & D.O. with authority to expend the amount recommended by Revd. R.M. Manly Supt. Education in endorsement hereon.

By Orders of 
Bvt. Brig: Genl. O. Brown, Asst. Comr. 
Garrick Mallery 
Bvt. Maj: & A.A.A. Genl.

L.427.3.V.67.
Lee, Capt. S.P. 
Bvt. Lt. Col. & S.A.C. 
287.
Bu. R.F. & A.L. 
Office Supt. Education
Richmond, Va. Aug. 22nd 67

Respectfully forwarded to Maj. Garrick Mallery, A.A.A. Genl. disapproved. This office is under specific instructions from Bu. Hd. Qrs. at Washington that transportation home will not be allowed where the teacher has not been in the field at least six months previous to the 1st of July 1867.

(Sgd.) R.M. Manly 
Supt. Education

Bu. R.F. & A.L. 
Hd. Qrs. Asst. Comr. Va.
Richmond, Va. Aug. 22nd 67

Respectfully returned to Bvt. Lt. Col. S.P. Lee, S.A.C. disapproved - attention invited to endorsement of Revd. R.M. Manly, Supt. Education.

By Order of 
Bvt. Brig: Genl. O. Brown, Asst. Comr.
Garrick Mallery 
Bvt. Maj. & A.A.A. Genl. 

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S.428.3.V.67.
Stone, J.R. 
Bvt. Maj. & S.A.C.
Bu. R.F. & A.L. 
Hd. Qrs. 2nd S. Dist. Va.
Petersburg, Va. Aug. 21st 67

Respectfully forwarded to Capt. G. Mallery, A.A.A. Genl. 
This is one of thousands of cases of swindling of black laborers, continually coming before the officers of the Bureau. It's useless to talk of Civil law in these cases, as such men have not a dollar, and lawyers must be feed in advance. This Dr. Giles Harris although now acknowledging that he "has the money and is willing to pay" the claims of the men who raised his crop, yet took good care to place himself in a position to be prohibited from doing so. If military law cannot reach such men 'tis truly to be regretted.

(Sgd.) J.R. Stone
Bvt. Maj: & S.A. Comr. 

Bu. R.F. & A.L. 
Hd. Qrs. Asst. Comr. Va. 
Richmond, Va. Aug. 22nd 67

Respectfully returned to Bvt. Maj: J.R. Stone, S.A.C. 
The Freedmen should protest to the U.S. Court of the District against the proceeds of sale of their tobacco Entrusted to the Bankrupt being included among his assetts and petition for an order to restore to them what is their property, and not a simple debt according to the statement. 
If the influence of the Bureau agent cannot effect the payment, the above is the only remedy known.
The law appearing to give an adequate remedy which is yet untried it is not supposed that the Major Genl Commissioner will take the case out of the U.S. Court although trouble and expense is entailed upon the claimants, by legal proceedings. 

By Order of
Bvt. Brig. Genl. O. Brown, Asst. Comr. 
Garrick Mallery
Bvt. Major & A.A.A. Genl.