Freedmen's Bureau Records: Walter S. Franklin to
[Thomas P. Jackson], June 17, 1867
Summary:
Franklin instructs Jackson to assemble the evidence and report on a dispute over
the occupancy of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Staunton.
Head Quarters Sub District of Winchester
June 17th 1867
Winchester
Special Order No. 3
Pursuant to instructions received from Head Quarters 1st Military District State of Virginia, you will receive, record, and arrange such evidence as may be submitted to you as to right of possession, also all evidence of conflicting claimants to the use, and occupancy of the Methodist Episcopal Church Edifice at Staunton, Virginia, making report at the close of the testimony in the case to the Military Commissioner Sub District Winchester.
Walter S. Franklin
Captain 21st Infantry Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
United States Army
Commanding Sub District
The Agent of the Freedmen's Bureau, Staunton Virginia
