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128 to Meridian, Miss pursuant to the accompanying Sp. orders No 150 from H'd Qrs Dept of Mississippi Very respectfully Your obdt servt Henry E Rainals Capt VRC Sub Comm'r F.B. Bureau R.F. and A.L. Office Sub-Comm'r D.M. Meridian, Miss, Nov. 10. 1866 Simpson Bvt Colonel J Surgeon U.S.A. Med. Director of the Dept of the Tenn Louisville, Ky. Colonel, I have the honor to transmit herewith new accounts, made out according to your directions, for your approval. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Henry E Rainals Capt VRC, Sub Comm'r DM. Bureau R.F. and A.L. Office Sub-Comm'r Dist. Meridian Meridian, Miss, Nov. 10th, 1866 Editor “Macon Beacon” Macon, Noxubee Co. Miss. Sir, By publishing the enclosed Circular from the Office of the Asst Commissioner for the State of Mississippi, you would much oblige. Yours very respectfully Henry E Rainals Capt & Sub Commr Bu R.F & A L 129 Bu R.F and A L. Office Sub Comm’r D.M. Nov. 10" 1866 Wilson C Esq Enterprise, Clarke Co. Miss. Sir, By publishing the enclosed Circular from the office of the Asst. Commissioner for the State of Mississippi you would much oblige yours Very respectfully Henry E Rainals Capt & Sub Comm'r Bu R.F. and A L Bureau R.F and A.L. Office Sub Comm'r Dist of Meridian. Meridian, Miss Nov. 10" 1866. Preston Bvt Major A.W. A.A.A. Gen Bu R.F & A.L. Vicksburg, Miss. Major, I respectfully beg leave to lay before the Maj. General commanding the following complaint against Lieut. D.M. White, Asst. Sub-Comm'r in the District of which I am in charge. This officer has ever since he was assigned to duty as Asst. Sub. Comm'r, with Station at Lauderdale, been persistent [[strikethrough]] and negligent [[/strikethrough]] in [[strikethrough]] the performance of [[/strikethrough]] disregarding his duties At the time I was relieved by him - latter part of July - I fully posted him in regard to his new duties, and particularly as to those required by him at this office, such as, for instance, "to forward his reports on the last day of each month", "to transmit all official papers to the Bureau relative to his duties as Asst Sub Comm'r thro' this office", and similar, but up to the present day he has failed on all occasions to carry out his instructions, and this not from any want of better knowledge - for his attention has too frequently been called to what was required of him, but more I judge from [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] some [[?]] false notion as to the independence of his present position. Lieut White has, by his actions, made it difficult for me at times to transmit my Reports when due, and in other ways been instrumental in causing delay in the official business of this Office. Although it will be observed from the above statement that the