Washington telegraph., 1865-08-09
wASHISGToS, ARK, suly


circnI4r No y
In compliance with sp-yial CIirrs -p. i-s
Department Of Arkansas. daird July 6;t. 1855.
ASSUME ehsrg, OF all the Affairs vl .r-,,....s n.
Refugees and abandoned lands or IT..r..tr III
this ID, psrtm-ilt; and design 10 s;at. ~ .1t
information OF all cuI.crrErd
1t, That all officers Of thr Govern. l.ri-' '- a:ih
citizens employing frr-dm-n d. XII. .l.I. tu
r.port and notify the SuprrintsnG. III % !'rt ~
men OF inrir respective lVcsliti' ~" e. IL I!
employed, and of the di-chni e from =, i--s >.
any freed person employed by them.
2i. That all freed persons under IN f.' = j
ton. over the age Vi twelve yr.4 =, art EgLu.-nL
to rrgistc. ia my ctiicr. which rrgislr -!.-,. A
nihif the name, agr, aal place I'd ca 7. -I MI
employment
sid. That all sble bodied freed pe.s,-s will
be required TO labor aud support il.s .iis.iyrs.
that in no case viii idlcR"ss OF va-raHrv = per
mitted Citizens are requested Z" Irps.t al.
cases Of vsgr4ucy or 81 prrso=s w-:Ao.t: visible
means o. support
9th. That all employers will be heh s.fictl,
responsible for acts OF cTuclty OF iuharuanity,
and freedueu for every breach OF ;hsi. eou.Taci.
For further informaiioI, attention .s called
to the subjoined order
HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT Or ARK
Little Rock, Ark, June 3ltn leG5
General Orders
For the information and guijrnce Of employ
rrs and freed people, II Is ANNOUNCED, that freed
persons may select their employers, but they
are distinctly 10 understand that the. nInsI
work for their living. and after contract j.
made and r. corded IN ih- uficr Of IT, SuprTin
tend-nt of freedmen. it j. binding. and must Dr
lived up to by both employer and employee
The season Is so far advanced that freed people
are advised to remain where they now Tor
the remainder Of this year BY the beginning
OF . new year, p rmanrit regulations viii r.
establish a by thn Bureau Of Freedmen. Per
sons having freed peopl. i'll flrr Employ, will,
soon possible, report IN person to tile
est Superintendent of Free linen and have their
contracts ith their employees recorded. They
will then he entitled TO consider alton, IN OF
| violation OF contract ~ their employees Su-
perintendrnis will b, appointed immeiiatcly
for Cami~n. Washington. Parac.iiIa, Aka
drlphia ana Monticello.
Freed people will not be allowed IA coz ~ e.
| gate ia Towns, and about mill cary camfn. 10
waste their time in idleuess, or uncertain means
| OF obtaining livelihood. Commenting officers
will De- held r-sporsibie tor ac:s u. s.gFaI,cr.
By command VI Maj. Gen J j. Reynolds.
JOHN LEyER!tG,
\ Assistant Adjutnnt GsLerai
Fer the brs. interests ut tEe cnrniUri- Y
\ and tho coun ~, desire the Cooperation Oi
| the military sutherty aud of the people Iir es-
tablishing and sysirmatizing this u W order o.
4 things. Simple good faith, for which We hope
! ON I'll hands from those concerned ia the pass
ing awsy OF Slavery. will especially rriirre int
in the discharge Of my duties towards the freed
men, as well as promote the general welfare
| All the laws of the United Stat aud the or
ders of tho War Department OF this suhjeci
will be enforced, and it is hoped that all viola
| tions NIL b. promptly reported
] JNO. X. MONTGOMERY,
Capt * Superintendent and
Pro. Mar Of Freedmen and Refugees