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ceived Special Order No. 1 current se-
ries, from this office, and commu-
nicates the purport of the same with
reference to the requirements from
Civil Agents of the Bureau to that of
fice.

Florida

Col Osborne instructs the military officers
now on duty in the Bureau in Jackson-
ville, Gainsville, Lake City Marianna to use
utmost diligence to learn who, in each County
in his District is most properly fitted forIts

The appointments will be made on the [re?]
commendations of these officers, by the [illegible]
Commissioner for the different [Districts?]

Missourie
and
Arkansas

On the 8th inst
the Bureau is in receipt of the General Re-
port for January 1865[inserted, circled: 6] of Brig. General J.[illegible]
Sprague, Asst Commr for Missourie, [and?]
Arkansas.

Its first topic is that of the issues of
rations, during the month, to [refugees?]
and freedmen.

Number of Rations
issued to Refugees
and Freedmen

To two thousand four hundred and for
ty seven (2.447) of the former, forty
seven thousand eight hundred and thirty
six (47.836) rations were issued, [show?]
ing a considerable increase over the is
sues of the preceeding month, while [illegible]
five hundred and forty seven of the [illegible]
ter, (i.e. freedmen) eleven thousand
six hundred and ninety six (11.696)

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