Freedmen's Bureau Records: George T. Cook to Orlando
Brown, October 18, 1866
Summary:
Cook asks for a five-day leave of absence to go to Washington, D.C.
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Assistant Superintendent
Sub-District No. 10 7th District
Virginia
Brevet Brigadier General
O. Brown
A.A.A.G.
Richmond Virginia (through
Headquarters Seventh District
Virginia)
October 18th 1866
Staunton Augusta County Virginia
General:
I have the honor to request "Leave of Absence" for five (5) days to visit Washington D.C. on important private business.
I have been on duty in the "Bureau" since the 2d of April 1866 during which time I have not had a "Leave of Absence."
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Geo. T. Cook.
1st Lieutenant
Veterans' Reserve Corps and Assistant Superintendent
