, 1861-11-08
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{Cc1rcsno1dence OF the \. Y. Tribuzc.1
Fortress MONROE, Aov. 9, 1861.
In Eisv Of the importance Of some settled
eyi te.1e in EEtslstlrg ald clothing tie "cDE
tr5ba-d" negroes, Gt1- Noc! recently referred
9be subject to tae l@acs c1 if:e e5naresa. uc~
Earsuen1s il his crrn1naSd. After consider
1ng Tie subject fu1'y, they m4de } report 70
the General. cn which lc EaS h.3Gd .lc fol-
e5wl1g o<ltr:
HEADQUARTERS DErARrNEST OF VIRGINIA,
Fo1:r MONROE, Nov ], 1871.
GENERAL ORDERS. Ne. 3t.---The following pay
SIC all.wsnce5 ::ili Constitute the FanssIpa ef III:
lakor Of tie con.ranauds at Wo7k ii til. Engineer,
Ordnance, Quaz terraster. Cnhulis ssay. A:iia atcd
icEl Departments at thi posi-, to U.. p:id Us he1e
irafter mentioned:
Class1 Negro mea over Is y1ars OF age, and
ahlc-hodiel, SO month, onc ratiou, and tic ne
cessary amou1t Ct clothing
Class s2--&cgrc to7s, from Il 10 IS years CT age,
ard s;cEiy GEd 11flrln Hsgro .aea. S. PEI uoleh,
o1e Eatlu1. anu the Lccessary anlc2a1 OF CLOTH
The ouartcrmaete1 will furnish ell t!,- clc:hinr
nit;1 tie Subsistence specified above, aad as az
iucs nt1ye to gce behavior, tn be >Sithhsd st the
spec:iyelS, each njEsidaal of the lst clsss vi
rterire 81 pr mcnih, and eaca indiyid1al Of tue
I'd class 81 p=r month fcr their own nae
TIE remainder Of Lie money valuation Of their
labor ill be turned :vzr to tie Quartezm.z1er,
who will deduct from it the cass Of the cl:thins
issnea to llem: the ba1ancz will constitute fund
J
;zcction Ct the cor,man5lng officer Of the Depart
ment, fer thr tnppett Of Tic Wo1nel and children
u:d those who are unable 10 work.
| Fer aIy uDu=ual amount ct labor Eerso7s1cd f6sy
may rleeiTe extra PSF, ysrs1Ug in amcuns from 50
cents to 81; this il to he paid ty the Dep
employing them to the men themselves and to BE-
Should eDy nsn be prevented from working on
rcoun: OF sickness far six cunse1utirc doya IN any
oEe 11e1t1 one half Of the money valuation will
Ec paid. Fee being prevented from labori.1 fut
1orger period than ten tsys any one month, AL
gay aid allowance csasea.
WA- D. Nu1rrLE,
Assistant Adjntart General.
this Elan is both simple and Just. It in-
sures proper cs.e for all, os the result Of the
]abcr ot these who can work, SO far az. above
| their OWE clothing, their wages viii do it, tie
Deficiency to be supplied by the Government.
| The morey-ray ard oVer-Tosk Will operate
| Us healthy incentive to su-
In obedience to this orGzz, Sergeant Smith
| of the Quarter n3sster's Department has to.
| day been ergsgee i'll Issuing c.othing, TIE
suits are eerTicsblc, comfortable, ana quite az
| good es~the better class Of lato1elB generally
haye, and have bsen purchased OF The Sam
per suit. In Letter to Qua1termaster Tall
nudge CT the subject, Observation-Disclosures
MejgB has directed him TO clothe aad sa0sis
the negrce6 according to tins nstaEdard Of the
best Virginia masters" I frey that Vi1gini;
has seen few better masters than Capt. Tall
msdge, II ho, viewing the question IS nrac1;ca
one, has allowed neither mEu1En eympat.a,
nor aGythi1g skin to an opposite sentiment t
interfere Bi1h The management Of the & con
:rabands." Captains Taylor, Stewart, An
Baylor, o1 whose report the General based b:
oIdET, teak the same practical view Of tie sUb
jeet, .rd take lively interes. ia caring fer til
welfare Ct the 1contfabands."