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4 Office Sub Commissioner Meridian, Miss April 6" 1866 Hood Thos B Surg in Chief FB Vicksburg Miss Colonel I have the honor to inform you that the Agent of the Mobile and Ohio R.R. Co has requested me to have the Pest house moved by reason of its being on their grounds and so near a water tank that they cannot get Freedmen to work at the same It was in course of errection when I came here under the supervision of Dr Milne. I believe you are acquainted with its present location You will please direct me what to do in the premises Very Respectfully Your Most Obt Servt Jno J Knox Bvt Maj & Sub Commissioner Office Sub Commissioner Meridian Miss April 6" 1866 Eldridge Lieut Stuart Asst Adjunct Genrl F.B. Vickburg Miss Lieut I have the honor to state that my duties are of such a nature that it is absolutely necessary that I should be mounted My business demands my presence or that of an officer with me in different parts of my District where it is impracticable to go by any other means than by private conveyance and would respectfully ask that I may be furnished with a horse and equipment I am Very respectfully &c Jno. J. Knox Bvt Maj & Sub Comm'r 5 Office Sub Commissioner Meridian, Miss April 6" 1866 Evans E.W. A.A. Surg F.B. Meridian Miss Dear Sir I am directed by the Surg in Chief of this Bureau to to inform you that no more accounts pertaining to the Quartermasters Department will be paid by the Freedmens Bureau. You are hereby directed to call upon Lieut McFadden A.A.Q.M. at this Post for coffins repairs of Harness, Ambulance, shoeing of Horses - burying the dead - for Lumber or anything else needed in his Dept Very Respectfully Your most Obt Jno J. Knox Bvt Maj & Sub Commr Office Sub Commissioner Meridian Miss April 7" 1866 Zeigler Col Geo. B Commanding Post Meridian Colonel I would respectfully ask you to listen to the statement of the bearer I think it about time that the tying up of Negroes taking off their clothes and whipping them was abolished. I can do nothing have had several such cases before the courts and where the accused plead guilty - they have been fined one dollar Very respectfully Your most Obt Jno J Knox Maj & Sub Commr Dist of Meridian
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Fix Several typos/misread words
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Reopened for Editing 2024-06-24 10:27:35 many more typos fixed - Lieut, not Lient
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