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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abd Lands. 
Office Sub-Comm'r Dist. of Meridian 
Meridian, Miss. Sept 22. 1866

Preston Bvt. Major A. W.
A.A.A. Gen. Bu R.F. and A.L. for State of Miss
Vicksburg, Miss. 

Major,
The twenty (20) copies of General Orders No 31. Headquarters Depart. of Mississippi, lately received, have all been distributed, and as I am still short of about a similar number of copies, I respectfully request to be furnished them. 

I should likewise request to be furnished with a corrected List of the Names of Commissioners under the Civil Rights Bill, as I understand that a number of the gentlemen whose names are borne on the List promulgated in Gen. Orders No 10, Hd Qrs Dept of Miss. Bu R.F. and A.L. office Asst. Comm'r, dated July 17. 1866, have not accepted the appointment.  

I am, Major,
very respectfully
Your obdt Servt. 
Henry E Rainals,
Capt V.R.C. Sub. Comm'r D.M.


Bureau Refugee Freedmen & Aband Lands
Office Sub Comm'r Dist. Meridian
Meridian, Miss, Sept 26. 66.

Preston Bvt. Major A. W.
A.A.A. Gen. Bu R.F and A.L. for State of Mississippi
Vicksburg, Miss.

Major,
I have the honor to submit for your information that John McRen, appointed commissioner for Kemper Co, has informed this Office, that
 
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he has declined the appointment. His name is not among the 'Ds' on the corrected List received to-day. 

Very respectfully
Your obd't Serv't
Henry E Rainals
Capt V R C., Sub Comm'r D.M.


Bureau Refs Freedmen and Aband Lands
Office Sub-Comm'r Dist Meridian
Meridian, Miss, Sept 28" 1866.

Preston Bvt Major A. W.
A A A Gen Bu R.F. and A.L. for State of Mississippi,
Vicksburg, Miss.

Major,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 25 inst. enclosing Orders for transportation of Carroll & wife, destitute loyal refugees, from Lauderdale Miss. to Toledo, Ohio. 

Very respectfully 
Your obdt Servt. 
Henry E Rainals
Capt V R C, Sub Comm'r Dist Meridian


Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Aband Lands
Office Sub-Comm'r Dist of Meridian
Meridian, Miss. Sept 29' 1866.

Oppelt Miss Henrietta
De Kalb, Kemper Co. Miss.

I have the honor to enclose Circular No 14, Office Asst Commissioner (2 copies) with the request that you will at your earliest convenience transmit the required  

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