The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-11
COTTON ORDER.

SrR-I am this dag appointed by o n. Cutler Spe-
cial Agent to receive and collect the captured ana sur
rendered cotton lying in the State OF Texas ana SO
much of the State of Louisiana hes west OF tne MIS-
sssipp river NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which he VIII SHOW YOU
desire you to notify your subordhates acting WITHIN
the territory named that they will be thenceforwafd
subject TO Mr. Cnters orders to be relieved or retained
by him as in his judgment may be most conducive to
the public interests. Respectfully, rr
Secretary of the Treasury.
B. F. Flanders ESD. Supervising Special Agent Treas
urv Department, New Orleans, La
T nv vrfue of authority under the above order OF
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury the services
Of al accents appointed by b. f. Flanders, Esq, Super
visino Special Agent Treasury Department and their
sb-a@ents acting in the State OF Texas and so lnucn
Of the State of Louisiana lies west OF the MISSISSIPPI
river for the collection Of captured and abandoned
nronerty of the late sooaed Confederate States VIII
pot Ia sanurnd on and after this date All persons
acna as such agents will forward all property OF me
shove description now in their possession at once with
repor of their transactions while III the service ol e
Treasury Department, to this once. , !, ..
TT No person except such as may hold authority
on the Undersigned will be permitted to exercise any
control or take charge o. any caPereu y, f
The United States from and after this date, within the
territory above named.
m Persons found in the act of embezzng the Gov
pretence of being agents OF the Govern
mont and permitting captured and abandoned property
to come forward as private property WI" De h4ole W
trial BY q military cGur-artal OF COMMISSION oI uo
fraudinq the Government.
" Ali persons in charge of the above named class
of nroDerty will be held responsible for the deFefy OF
same to such agents as may be appointed by the I'M
dersgned for the reception of the same or ITS value IN
money or other property the same beng Vaueu az
Orleans market rates. -
v Persons who had possession of this class of pro,
nar and having disposed of the same, will report at
their earliest convenience to whom the same was turned
over giving the amount, kind and date of delivery ana
ifknoWn to them, the point to which the same was
shipped upon what vessel and to whom eqnSlg g
tor, ove named will not be nterfered with III any
manner by agents of this department; but persons en-
gared in The traffic of the above mentioned class OF
property either by sale purchase are expected to-
know the same to be private property and Ii fouhd IN
the endeavor to embezzle the Government property
will be treated as felons.
VII Persons in charge of captured or abandoned
property forwarding the same to the undersigned, VIII
be paid a liberal compensation for so doing
must be forwarded 10 New Orleans, consigned to 90
n Cutler Special Agent Of the Treasury Department
None will be permitted to move north
| 0. n. CUTLER,
Special A gent Treasury Department.
Custom House, New Orleans, La, Aug q, 1865. ;,
! r1gg@ Papers in western Louisiana and Texas VII
! nIease publish and send bills to this office.