Washington telegraph., 1864-10-19
CIRCULAR.
HD-QRs. LABOR BUREAU. DIT. Al
Washington, Ark, Oct. 18th. Iooi.


Washington, Ark, Oct. 18th. Io6i.
The following Instructions and regulations OF
this Burt au are published for the information
and guidance Of ali concerned:
l. In accordluce with Par. 5, Gen. Order No
50, current series, from Deparim Mt Headgu
tGrs, all officers and agents Of the Government
In charge Of slaves, hired Of impressed from cit
izrn. Of Arkansas, will furnish. monthly, 10
this Bureau a correct and certified muster roll
or samr, giving owners name and residence al
changes by death. dcsernon- discharge. or otArr-
wise,-must be fully explained H. tl- monthly
reports.
lI. All offic RI nom commits stoned officers and
priYates Of tie army Of Ihs District, wEo nave
slvcs in their employ not their own, as ivate
o mess servants, will, on the lstot each month,
finnish to this Bureau a correct snd certified de-
scripfiye list OF same. giving ownsrs name,
| State aud county, and state whether they art
employed with or without the knOwl.dge oT
consent of their owner. The largs number Of
slaves reported missing and lost. and the Huner-
Gus cases thus reported hrving been subsequent
v ascrTtained 10 he in the private employ vi Oiil-
c rs and soldiers. render IL absolutely necessary
that this regulation br strictly complied with ;
and for the faithful observance of it, require
meats. Comma nding officers Of regiments. LltL:l-
ions, batteries and unattached COMPANIES sPe-
ci-liy charged.
III acquisitions for negroes on this Bureau
aIas. be apptol : at Dis. Headquarters.
iN. Slave twu.ls wlil not nc Ct. dited for
slaves iii .hr private srrlira Of am employee
III ih- ttyvrI nlirnf, and no employee VI tne
Government VIII ba permitted ~ appropriate VI
.srrya tnr services any Government -.Tsnt,
.I4t- ~ lree
N T4- wy. FIT conscript free u-.rrei j. elev-
n dollars fl-r month. ratIu~, cuTi.- ..Id nlrti-
-ri ar.rH-tn-r- The ray far cru@riIFt siavr-
n Il. STATE r' ArRansa, Las y nNrd iy the
Sac Commissioners az twenty dollars p-I
Y5siih. I;.tl"ls, ClJlhii M I-air.sI attendance.
~ lil "lc.,Is OF tir Gv.ti ..Ii-lit.Nsl liD nave
z,,t4cIipt Tree csrors or slaves III their Charc
MI. p'y. ciothr .nd prov ide ioT thsiH, ia -ceUrI-
sn-- ..i.l tar pre-u'iug paragraph.
Vii. In case oi the death of any cou-cripi
| slave. she officers in whose cnipuy the sv,
u.s. 81 the iinic of lis death viii make d:Ipii-
=tr rr'ica:-s of his dt: Tia. i ,sir,sby sI. -run
-..Iiizait uf the circun sIac,s ii :hr rts,- set
Z Hc .ofti the time, place. AMI cAusss ui hi.
i=aih. anl whether Or not fn,- disease rom
,Ii b IT, di,d was contracted while im ine s,..-
ri--. I'm ra,t-s where ihcTc n' >urg-'.a liT--
--n;. fhr nit-er will certify n"IIos. ~ .lv Jr-i
n; hi, kuuNl-dg-, ~ the ABOVE rrgHiTrlIrrfs.
WIZ Ail nrEIOrs captured IN oiIil-r~ and
lrirar-s vi the army ut tlis nis-rirt. ;ml .li
,iavo. ar.rrhenird TN Enrolling ofi-rI> and
u 49, ol thr Gnvrrnm ri, whose owH-rs aFt
w-hili I..e "a .nly's iint>- XVII living I'LL au5tliri
-tatr. wiil br >rltt IhS liHr-A4I. -ruinp rnird
.rIh Y .rripii,e .isf, giving ewHcr'z l:,,ra +na
-.iirnca
". WARREN JOHNSON. Maipr
and ComInaluaur Labor Bureau, ID. A.
Approved:
by command Of
MAJ.-DGN. M,sR.DFR.
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EDMUND p. TURNER. \. A.G.
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