Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18
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ADJUrAHf AND INsP'R aENL's oyyIcE,
RIoMoxp. Va, March IL, 1854.
sENfRAL ORDEAL

ADJUTAsT AND NsPR eRHLs oyyIcE,
sENrRAL oRDrEsl II
L The sss Congress rel.sIv. employment Of
groes eapsees, and Tie
War Department relavs TO It's execution publhsd tho
A. AZ e i.srsa:. a. si..sy q a. ary q. employment
tn. from ss rsss % @ y
snd sses might be therefore,
TIE Congress Of he Cosderdts States Of Amsrca do snos
including those who free under the ay Paris Of
the treaty Of Spain Of 1872 redsnt In the cnedsss
such duties With the arr p or In seon With he
military deences Of the country, in ne Of upon forth
ton Of materials war; military hospa Secretary
OF War the cornsndng General Of The Trans Mississippi De-
ihe Of such duc, Iha receive r.on and cloth
% S % :s, ssg
h Provided That he Secrets OF Wa The CommAnding
Of shs Pre- dent NAV exempt o the operations Of hs act
such free the 1ere Of the country may require
That ne War hereby authorised to employ for
an many negro slaves exceed twenty thousand.
inh Judgment wants Of The service may require anishng
and resulst be esbshed By him. and paying the
81 r Of Sc
slaves while employed By the act enemy orby CO.
.s. while 10 service Sad Of ssd Sen
Of he shs entitled receive the n value Of
under the regulating imprsnen be psid such
rules and regulations Z. hs ssereary Of War may essh
services OF slave, military department. 10 Sufficient nunbss
for the hs the terms and ecnd
.sd Inc Is %a m ays no ;s'a
charge the duiss lection Of ibis act sccsrc
Ing 70 the laws reeusng the mpesnert Of sayes In other
.sss sn &c una AND
guarly hired from Their end In the eysrt Of
same rules the said mprsssment Provided
tse ssnsr have slave between lie srs Of u
Provided furthe Ina. free negroes be h, impressed, and
there haibs supplied b, iuprnsnt
according 70 the proyrs Provided further,
That in making mprtssusnt every
slaves the Of IS and IS shan be tken from
sye who may have been already rpr led under his act and
who are sim in Service ee while IN servcs.
And 81 onos. sns scs sns os a.sa ~ faa'
"'A :" fsisned1 - THOMAS q EooOCK.
Approved, February IL Issa ''I.1'77
(signsd JEFFERSON DAVIS
Ne, ops dacSsd In he e lecon ofts sct soressd sss
Of the Mssss .p liver. Who r,a FOE hs service
gorsd o. Them y :,S s o. Or %sms. % a o.
ba!s.a1 Or wso troops In the he As there cali FIR
III APPncaons lor an On we gocnd VA. m
justice ,q'y nece. vii ee made to ,he enrolling oesr
IN and Will be d'po,d o. BY bn accordnr 70 me gen
ss soI osn
W 20, N, .,...o. Of IN. .se,o IN N. ,o,.vo,, act r..
Atng the employ nent and pe e1 Of slaves te prov
rs.sy,. MI for he ne rntry hrssn. md DE
eonmsuding &c ~ With modd,aor, hereafter mentioned
negroes can be nei "a ives under The arc Of Is and
above the age oi1 are exempt Sd hs hire cr slaves i'm
pressed hs be according to nxed By TIE sp-rassrs
urde; The &C. 30 resss~ ,uprssmen 4h. The hmi ION a.
ne term for -bish slaves snail Impressed for sfviee hs
ne s1 al sa for .. IN tn. various military b..
reaur BY specisl order upon
the war nen Disclosing the Efforts that have been
made prot Other labor send In me act Me necessity Tor
TPs sonnsne me- the Trans Mspp Department,
wiz sugernsnd the execution Of the Law for that department.
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