Freedmen's Bureau Records: Roswell Waldo to John A. McDonnell,
December 14, 1868
Summary:
At the end of his appointment with the Bureau, Waldo requests that he and his family receive
transportation to Washington, D.C. and from there to his home in Ohio.
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Captain J A McDonnell
Sub Assistant Commissioner
December 14, 1868
Staunton Virginia
Captain: -
In reply to your Communication of the 10th instant requesting to be informed as to what [unclear: place] I am Entitled to transportation & I have the honor to state that my appointment in this Bureau was recieved at my home in Ravenna Portage County Ohio (near Cleveland) When I was transferred from Washington to Virginia I received a new appointment for this state, but I think I am entitled to transportation to the place where I received my original appointment (Ravenna). If it be so decided, I most respectfully request that it be issued via Washington, Harrisonburg & Pittsburgh - Having my family with me (wife & infant) it [unclear: would be] utterly impossible to go by Stage to Winchester, & I have business in Washington to settle before going to Ohio that requires my personal attention.
Very respectfully &
Roswell Waldo Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner
