Freedmen's Bureau Records: John A. McDonnell to
Thomas P. Jackson, June 24, 1867
Summary:
McDonnell's memo to Jackson details the procedure for claiming travelling
expenses for animal forage if Jackson's duties take him outside of Staunton.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters 9th District
Department of the Potomac,
Mr. Thos P. Jackson
Agent
Staunton, Va
June 24, 1867
Winchester, Va.
The Asst. Comr. directs that accounts for Forage for animals in use by the officers of the Bureau on Registration duty must be included in their accounts of actual travelling expenses on accounts of duty pertaining to Registration, to be made out on Form No. 17 Reg. [unclear: Q.W.Drft] and forwarded to Maj. J. H. Staunton U.S.A. Paymaster 1st Dist. for payment.
Inclosed please find returned your accounts for Forage for July returned. If your duties as registering officer require you to leave Staunton you will include this account as above directed. If you register only in Staunton, you will return them immediatly, stating that your duties as Registering officer do not require you to leave your station and that therefore you have no account for traveling expenses to make.
Very Respectfully
John McDonnell
Capt & s.a.c.
