Freedmen's Bureau Records: John A. McDonnell to
Thomas P. Jackson, February 3, 1868
Summary:
McDonnell asks about the status of Jackson's request for transportation for
Betsey Brown and her children from Staunton to Winchester.
Bureau Refugees, Freedman and Abandoned Lands
Headquarters 9th Sub District
Virginia
Mr. Thos P. Jackson
Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner
Staunton, Virginia
February 3, 1868
Winchester, Virginia
Sir
You will please report without delay, the action taken by the Civil Authorities, on your application to them for transportation for Betsey Brown & children to this place.
If they refuse, you will also please state the lowest price for which they can be sent here.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
John A. McDonnell
Sub Assistant Commissioner