Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-10-21
COTTON ORDER.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT


WASHINGTON, July Esd, 1865.
Sir ~ have this day appointed MT. q n. Cutler,
Special Agent to receive and collect the captured
surrendered cotton lying in the State Of Texas and
so much of the State of Louisona as lies West Of the
Mississippi river, under instructions which he vii
showyou.
within the territory named that they will be thence
orw ard subject to Mr. Cutters order, to be received
or retained by him, as in his Judgement may be the
most conductive to the public interest," .;,, ocu
Secretary Of the Treasury.
B. +. Flanders, Esq. Supervising Special Agent,
Treasury Department, New Orleans La,
l. BY virtue Of authority, under the above order Of
the Honorable Sc Rotary Of the Treasury, the ssr-
vices Of all agents appointed by b. FLANDERS, fsq
Supervising Special Agent Treasury Az
so much Of Louisiana rs lies west OF the MISSISSIPPI
river for the collection Of captured and abandoned
property of the late soealled confederate r,s,es,
will NOT be required ON and after this date. Az per-
sons act ing snch agents will forward NIL properly
Of the above description now In their Possession ~
once, with report Of their transactions while IN
the service of the Treasury Department to this once
III. No person except such may hold authority
from the undersigned, will be permitted to exercise
any control, take charge OF any captured o. aosl
boDed properey, on account Of the Treasury Depart
ment Of the Uuited States from and after this date,
within the territory above named
III. Persons found in the act q cmbezzsing me
government, under the pretense OF being agcnr o.
doned property TO come f'rsard AZ property viii ee
liable TO trial by milfsry courf-msrtial or com
mission, for defrandlng the governmenf, -.te
~. All persons IN charle OF the above nance
class Of property will be held responsible for the ds
livery Of the same 10 such agents may BE- appoint-
cd BY the undersigned for he rece ton Of the SANE
or its value In money or other properly the s>"'
being valued at New Orleans market rates.
V. Persons who had possession o. So
property, and harng dispossd % the ssnfs, W. ~
port at their earliest convenien,e, 70 whom "
was turned over, giving the amount, kind. ene -
Of delivery and, II known 10 them. y. -. -, -
which the same was shipped, upon vhst 'e--''' ~
10 whom consigned. -. q, = ~ t.,r,
VI The shipment ofpriyrfe prnI-Iy !. ~. ~ ~ -
forv above named sill not - inter'.s' ~. ~
manner By agents Of fhis Dep<1tmen-. ~ 49,,
errnred In the trnfnc Of the above msnt,.rr. 80 !.
,rrsrfr either Nv sale purchase ~ etpc<'<a y
fr6-- ~ r.rne 20 be private prupsrtf' ana 1puro
=, ~. .,sr-~rr 10 emhexElc the G0Fernmtnt rrcp~r
- Iii H.. t-raf-d ns fsluns
= VII p---~nr m charge q captured or nheutone1
,.-,---,- f.rrnrdinr the same % The undfrsizr-cl
si - i.ld llhcrnl compensation 81 20 plnE.
VIII An Government properly IN Western Loo.
1.isrr ruusf BE- forwarded 70 4rv orrsns. ccn<En-d
10 so n Cutler. Special AF.nt % the Tr-rsuy D.
psrfmont.~ Fons yin b. permitted - nz-t .crlh
o y. CrTIEI
Special Arrrf T-sasurT DEr1rtne1t
Curtorn Hausa. Ne Orisars. L. AuF - -
rnpcrs IN western LouIslnna ard isrAs IN r's--
publish and ssud his - sr-cinl As-ni
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