How's letter refers to his reports on refugees, and on lands held by his Bureau office.

How submits a report on general conditions in the Sixth District, including Augusta County. He writes of the difficulties in organizing Bureau affairs, the attitudes of former slave-owners, and the efforts to provide for the poor in the region.

How asks for transportation for two girls from Winchester, Virginia to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

How describes in detail a case against Robert Carter, and how his trial was conducted.

How inquires about the Bureau's jurisdiction over free-born and previously manumitted blacks.

How reports no "insurrectionary" activity on the part of blacks in the Sixth District, and writes that "freedmen are inflexibly loyal".

How indicates that he is forwarding a supply request and a report of civilians employed in his District.

How informs General A. F. Terry of his plans to travel with General Ayers through parts of western Virginia. He gives instructions for Frederick Tukey in his absence.

How requests copies of several orders from the Richmond office.

How requests that the Bureau pay the traveling expenses for several destitute blacks who wish to join family members elsewhere. The letter's wrapper details the channels through which the request passed.

How requests permission to move his District headquarters from Staunton to Winchester, as he feels the more important part of the district are more accessible.

Tukey writes on behalf of two teachers, a Miss McLeane and a Mrs. Dunn, and pleads for the Bureau to not overlook the Shenandoah Valley where there has been no schooling at all (presumably for newly freed slaves).

How lists which reports he has, and has not, filed with the Bureau office.

This portion of Special Order 64 pertains to the relocation of the Sixth District Headquarters from Staunton to Winchester, under W.S. How.

How requests a personal appointment with Colonel Brown in Richmond to discuss matters related to his District.

How's letter to Colonel Brown asks a procedural question.

How forwards two monthly reports--of rations issued and of men working in the Bureau.

How writes to Shumate, asking him to appear in order to settle James Hamilton's claim against him. How lays out the details of his argument against Shumate as well.

How authorizes Tukey to use a room in the Court house in Staunton as a school.

How submits a request for supplies for the coming winter, including heating stoves for Bureau offices and fuel for gratuitous distribution.

How recounts his organization of his sub-district, and gives a general evaluation of the condition of former slaves, including their developing relations with whites.

How instructs Tukey regarding a circular that appears to concern the Bureau's role in mediating disputes within the community.

How confirms that he is moving the District Headquarters to Winchester.

How files a report detailing the completed organization of the Sixth District, which Headquarters will shortly move from Staunton to Winchester. In his report, he observes some problems in providing poor relief, especially for women with many children, and the continued adjustment of blacks to their new status in society.

How lists the various reports he is submitting to Richmond.

Tukey is directed to compel William Shumate to settle his claim with James Hamilton.

How lists the reports and forms he is sending to Richmond, presumably as a part of the transfer from Staunton to Winchester.

Skinner writes regarding an order about the restoration of property belonging to his mother, Clara Skinner, in Norfolk. Both, however, reside in Staunton.

Hunt informs Manly that the American Missionary Association will be sending the two teachers requested by Frederick Tukey to Staunton, via Richmond. He also alludes to difficulties the organization is facing, but does not elaborate.

Tukey lists the books and supplies he would like to have sent for the Freedmen's schools in Staunton.

How files a report about the condition of blacks in his District. He writes that there is a pervasive fear about what will happen once the Bureau ceases its protection, citing the attitudes of their "implacable neighbors." His report also discusses employment conditions and the situation of the poor and needy.

How submits his report for the Sixth District, including Augusta County. Of particular note, he comments on the importance of the presence of Union troops to the Bureau's continuing activities.

How's letter refers to the physician who he employed to tend to some of the poor in Augusta County. How instructs Tukey on how to file a request to have the doctor paid for his services.

How files a brief report on the need for medical services among poor blacks in Staunton and Lexington, and suggests how doctors may be employed to meet the medical needs of the communities.

Hunt introduces two teachers who are en route to take up posts in Staunton.

How contacts Lacey, asking him to find a man named MacRichardson who kidnapped a free black woman and her children from Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1864.

How addresses all of the district's Assistant Superintendents as a group, instructing them that they are not to make groundless arrests outside of the proper channels of the legal system.

How responds to what appears to be a report of discrepancies in the rations accounts in Staunton.

How informs Brown that he will be leaving for Staunton to conduct a tour of part of the District.

How responds to an enquiry from the Quartermaster Department related to his service before becoming Superintendent of the 6th District.