Washington telegraph., 1864-10-26
CIRCULAR.
HD-QRs. LABOR BUREAU. U.pI,TARI

HD-QRs. LABOR BUREAU. DIST AIKl
has ington. Ark. Ost I2th. 1854. !
ne following instructions spi regulations q
thi- bureau are published ior ihe iaforulas!Ga
and guidance OF I'll cercrrHed:
j. In accordance nitL raT. 5. GrA o ..i-<S Ss
IS, current s-rirs. from D~yaTlr.l at H-udeu.
t-rs. all officers and agents Of the Gor-irlirlf
IN charEs ~ slaves hired sr impressed tl-z g.
iEcns =; Arkansas. vii! furnish. rn7H!t.y -
this Bureau A correct and certified lnnsisd r0-
Of same, gis ing owners uzIne and Residence, a.
changes by drIfh. trsrrtlon. discha-S-. oT o;ass-
~i-r,-I1u-i b= tHl Y explained j.; tb- EieEialr
E'por;s.
H. All officers non-eaFnnii. lsrrd ofErars af1
privatrs of the army VT this D1tFi-l, 80 hr,s
slvss in their employ, nst their q, pTrzi-
mess s-rsar;s. VIII, oD the lsi pi sash IDoa-k.
iunish 10 This Bureau correct and certified De-
scripiiv= lis Of same. giving rNn neIs EAnu.
Stale and coGnlE. AID stat. whether lhrT aF-
employed with OF without the knnwlruTs q
-onsrnt Of ihsir owa,r The largo number q
ilars. rrpoTlr'. missing and lost. and trr Ens4---
Gus cas- = thus reported h wing bezu sab.sqarus-
" GscoTs!ns- to b. l.: the private employ 81 u
GERS and soldiers, render il absou;ely nsccsszT
that This regulation be strictly com piled -i!ti
and for the faithful observance cf ii. require
aients eenlHls nding officers OF regiments Ja.ls-
ions, batteries and MA I1chcd comF.nirs xis sPs-
ei&liy charged
mast be aPprsss 81 Dist. Headquarters.
". Slave o~pcTs ~lll not Dc credited fss
slaves in the private service Of rny eIplo. -
OF tho Govrrnment, and eRployce VI iAs
| Governments will be permitted 10 APproPriais or
/ receiys thu services OF any Government ,tTrtHi.
slave or free.
v The pay for coRscriPt free uerTOef Is eler-
-n dollars per Tnenth, r4sions. c!OIHiug AID med
| ical attendance. The paw for eop.cTlpE slaves
/ IN Lafe Of Ark has het T.r Dy
/ State Commissioners a. twenty dollars pr
month, raEioLs, clothing and medical atiendanoa
| vi. Al! officers Of the Government whs ssrs
/ eonscript Tree negroes OF slaves in their ehsTg'
will psy. elofhe and provide for them IN accord
aRee with tic preceding paragraph.
| VII. Ia case Of the death Of any cepscIiP4
slave, the officers in whose employ the slave
was al the time Of bis death will make dnPi-
cate certificates Of his death signedtbr Asurg70a
cogniEant Of the circumstances Of the case. sss-
/ ting forth the time, place. and CAUSES oi hs
/ death, and whether not ihs disease ioA
| ~hich he died was contracted v bile I'D ih- tei-
| vice. In cases where there 10 surgeon Pl~
sent, the officer will certify honor, 10 the 'fs
Of hi- knowledge, 10 the above requirements
Will All negroes captured by officers 49,
prirates VI the army Of this District ma q.
slaves apprshended by Enrolling ohceTs ans
| agents OF the Gevernmsni, whose owners s-S
| within the cnrnIy's lines, living ia an0ihe.
| State, will he sent 10 this Bureau. areomPAnl7II
with descriptive list. giving owners maine -
! residence.
W WARREN JOHNSON, Major
and CommAndani Labor Bureau A. a
Approved;
BY command Of
MAJ.-GEN. MAGRUDES-
EDMUND r. TURNER. l. A g.