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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen &c
Hd Qrs Asst Commissioner
Raleigh N.C. April 1st 1867

Aiken  Lieut G.V.S.
Post Qr Mr & C.S.
Raleigh N.C.

Lieutenant

By direction of the Acting Asst Commissioner I herewith transmit Ration Returns for destitute Refugees & Freedmen in Guilford and Davidson Counties and to request that [[strikethrough]] you [[/strikethrough]] the stores may be supplied from your Post it being less expensive to send them from here than from Salisbury.

Very respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
Jacob F. Chur.
Bt Lt Col A.A.A. Genl

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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen &c
Hd Qrs Asst Commissioner
Raleigh N.C. April 1st 1867

Howard  Maj Genl O. O.
Commissioner
Washington D.C.

General

I have the honor to call your attention to the case of Robt Davis (freedman) recently sentenced to death at Greensboro Guilford Co N.C. and in which case a report was made by Bt Brig Genl Robt Avery, Inspector and forwarded from these Hd Qrs Jan 12th in answer to which a communication was received from Bureau Hd Qrs dated Jan 22nd 1867 authorzing an offer to the Executive of this State to transport Davis from the State - in case he was pardoned.  I am enabled to report that his pardon has been obtained under the above proviso - and that he is now in the hands of the Bureau - and transportation is now desired to such point as the Commissioner may deem most advisable.

Davis seems to have no preference as to what locality he may be sent to - he says he has a father residing in Cincinnati but knows nothing more as to his whereabouts.  He has been brought up in the Country, but also has a good idea of Shoemaking.  It may be pertinent to this case to remind the Commissioner of a 

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conversation whilst in company with the Acting Asst Commissioner in reference to Davis in which the Commissioner suggested his removal to Louisiana or Texas.

I am General
Very respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
J. V. Bomford
Col 8th US Infty Actg Asst Comr

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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen &c
Hd Qrs Asst Commissioner
Raleigh N.C. Apr 1st 1867

Clows  Capt J. W.
A.A.A.G.
Charleston S.C.

Captain

I have the honor to transmit herewith the following reports pertaining to the Bureau of R.F. & A.L. of North Carolina.

Tri Monthly report of rations issued
Semi " " "[[dittos for Monthly report of]] Arrests
" " " "[[dittos for Semi Monthly report of]] Outrages Blacks vs Whites
" " " " "[[dittos for Semi Monthly report of Outrages]] Whites "[[ditto for vs]] Blacks

I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
J. V. Bomford
Col 8th US Infty 
Acting Asst Comr

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