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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Hd Qrs Sub Disct Meridian
Meridian Miss Aug. 20 1867

Sir
I respectfully represent that humanity is daily increasing for the presence of a Medical Officer at this station whose duties would be to administer to the wants of sick and indigent freed people by whom numerous applications are made for medical assistance whom it would be unnecessary to send to the Asylum at Lauderdale for treatment in their diseases if promptly attended to might be subdued at much less expense than by transporting them to Lauderdale for admission into that institution I therefore respectfully recommend that Dr. R. H. Walker Actg Asst Surg. USA be in charge of Post Hospital may be directed to answer the duties of A.A. Berg B R.F. and A.L. and be furnished with a suitable supply of medicines stores to avail the necessities of the Hosp'l.
I am Sir
Very Resply
Thomas H. Norton
Bvt. Maj USA
Sub Asst Comr

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A Lands
Hd Qrs Sub Dist of Meridian
Meridian Miss Aug. 20 1867
Bvt. Lt. Col. A.A.A.G.
B.R.F. and A.L. Vicksburg Miss

Sir
I have the honor to request that I may be authorized to expend the sum of $150 in repairing the building connected with the freedman's school at this station.
These repairs are indispensably necessary and the person hired to perform the work will be taken on my monthly report.
Very Resply
Thomas H. Norton
Bvt. Maj. USA 
Sub Asst. Comr.

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Hd Qrs Sub Dist of Meridian
Meridian Miss Aug 24 1867

Mayer E. Mr.
Sir
A communication from you dated Memphis Tenn Aug. 20 67 asking that enquiries be made in reference to your servant girl has been received. Your servant and her stepfather with a friend (whose name I did not ascertain) are at present staying with a Mr. Barber who keeps a Boarding House at this place they seem anxious to return to Memphis The fare from this place to Memphis is $16.00.
The Sub Asst. Comr Maj. Thos H Norton requests me to say that he will furnish you the assistance you require.
I am sir
Very  resply
Thomas H. Norton
Bvt. Maj. USA
Sub. Asst. Comr. 

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His "S"s look like "B"s per instructions pls use [[?]] if word not known, ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-26 12:33:15 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-26 15:41:10