Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office of 4th Division, 9th Sub-District, Virginia.
Staunton, VA, May 16, 1868

Ross G. Bastle
And all whom it may concern
Mt. Sidney, Augusta Co., VA

You are respectfully requested to give to the Rev. Mr. King the use of the M. E. Church at the above named point for religious services on Sunday May 17, 1868 at 3:30 P.M.

It is earnestly hoped that no demonstrations will be made interfering with the peace and good order of the neighborhood.

Respectfully
Your obd. servant
Tho. Jackson