Freedmen's Bureau Records: Will A. Coulter to John
W. Jordan, October 28, 1868
Summary:
Jordan is informed that his postage accounts from his tenure in Augusta County
were well over the normal amount, and is asked to clarify the accounts.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Headquarters
Assistant Commissioner
Virginia
Jordan, Jno. W.
Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner (through
Headquarters 7 Sub-District)
October 28, 1868
Richmond, Virginia
Sir,
Your postage accounts for the months of July & August, amounting to $15.75, has been examinged at these Headquarters, and found to be more than triple that of any other Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner in the State. The Assistant Commissioner desires me to inquire if there has not been some unintentional mistake, and if not, wishes me to express to you his desire for a less extravagant expenditure wihtout interfering with the proper transaction of your official duties.
Yours respectfully
Will A. Coulter
Brevet Captain U.S.
Army
Acting Assistant Adjutant General
