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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Sub Commr Meridian Miss July 12th 1866

Whittlesey Bvt Brig Genl Henry M
Chief Q.M. & R & D.O. Bur. R.F. & A.L. 
Vicksburg Miss 

General

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of One hundred and Sixty nine and 50/100 dollars in payment of the Employees of the Bur R.F. & A.L. at this place for the month of June 1866 as follows.

Henry Johnson Janitor 10.00
E.W. Coans AA Surgeon 97.50
Wm Myres Hospt-Steward 50.00
May Wolff Cook 12.00
109.50
I am General
Very Respectfully
Your Most Obt Servt
Jno J. Knox
Bvt Maj & Sub Commr
Dist of Meridian 
 
Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Sub Commr Meridian Miss July 12th 1866

Armstrong Hon Jon
Mayor of the City of Meridian

Dear Sir

As yet I have been unable to procure only a part of the Evidence upon which my report to Genrl Wood was based. I reported to him that I had been informed that so soon as the troop left this place the Officers of the Bureau would not be permitted to remain here. I have now three Affidavits (one white and two cold) setting forth that such remarks have been publicly made. I hope to be able to give you the names of some of the Persons making such threats. The witnesses there for refuse or seem heated about giving names for fear of person violence 

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I am very Respectfully 
Your Most Obt Servt
Jno. J. Knox
Bvt Maj & Sub Commsnr
District of Meridian

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A Lands
Office Sub Comr Meridian Miss July 13th 1866

Preston A.W. Bvt Maj
A.A.L. & A.A.A.G
Bu R.F. and A.L. 
Vicksburg Miss 

Sir: 

Your communication of the 10th Inst. to Bvt Maj Knox Sub Comr Meridian Miss to requesting him to forward and explanation why there is so many dependents continually sharing rations in this district and the apparant disposition in the no of Children has been received and in the absence of Maj Knox who is at the request of several Planters of Clark Co now absent for the purpose of inducing the Freedmen to perform the obligations of their Contracts more faithfully, I have the honor to forward, the following report relative to the first inquiry. Thear are a great many destitute people in this district and the necessity of issuing rations to them is very apparent from facts that have been produced showing them to be in need of this aid. They are generally the Widows & Children of Soldiers of the late Rebel Army. The utmost care has been exercised in this Matter and in addition to the Certificate of Responsible Persons setting forth their own knowledge of the destitute Circumstances of the Applicant a very Stringent Path is required of them Copy of which was forwarded in letter from this Office dated March 11th 1866 in reply to information made since concerning this same subject. 
To the Second inquiry would state that rations have been issued to those only who were dependent upon them.        



 

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-25 14:40:22 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-25 15:36:30 corrected the dollar amounts-some were 50 cents instead of 00 cents Armstrong, Hon John, not Con. Hon is short for Honorable ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-25 17:49:50 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-25 19:17:49 In final entry, it is "several planters" not "General Pplanters"