Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-09-30
COTTON ORDER.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, July 23d, 1865, !
SIR:-I have this day appointed MIR. o. N. Cutler,
q Special Agent to receive and collect the captured
surrendered cotton lying in tho State of Texas and
SO much of tho State of Louisona lies West of the
Mississippi river under instructions which he Will
showyou
desire you to notify your subordinates acting,
within the territory named that they will be thence,
forward subject to Mr.. Cutters ordor to be received
or retained by him, in his judgement may be the
Respectfully, H. MoCULLOcH.
Secretary of tho Treasury.
B. f. Flanders, ESQ. Supervising Special Agent,
Treasury Department, Now Orleans, La.
l. Byvirtue of authority under the above order of
the Honorable Sc rotary of the Treasury, the SER
vices of all agents appointed by b. f. Flanders, Esq
Supervising Special Agent Treasury Department. and
their SubAgents acting in the state OF IeNas, ana
SO much of Louisiana lies west of the Mississippi
river for the collectio of captured and abandoned
property OF tho late so-caled Confederate States
will not be required and after this date. All per-
sons acting such agents will forward all property
of the above description in their possession at
once, with q report of their transactions while in
the service of the Treasury Department TO this Office
ii. No person except such may hold authority
from the undersigned, will be permitted to exercise
any CONTROL or take charge of any captured or aban-
boned properly, 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 Of embezzling the
government, under the pretense of being agents Of
the government, and permitting captured and aban-
liable to trial by military court-martial or COM
mission, for defrauding the government.
~. All persons in charge Of the above named
class Of property will be held responsible for the de-
livery Of the same to such agents may be appoint
cd by the undersigned for he reception Of the same
or its value in money or other property the same
being valued at New Orleans market rates.
v. Persons who had possession Of this class OF
property, and having disposed Of the same, will re-
port at their earliest convenience to whom the same
turned over, giving the amount, kind, and date
Of delivery, and, If known TO them, the point 70
which the Same was shipped, upon what vessel ana
10 whom consigned
vi. The shipment ofprivate property in the terri
tory above named will not be interferred win IN any
manner by agents of this Department; but persons
engaged in the traffic Of the above mentioned class OF
property either by sale purchase are expected 70
know the same to be private property, and II found
in the endeavOr TO embezzle the Government proper
ty, will be treated felOns.
VII. Persons in charge Of captured or abandoned
property, forwarding the same to the undersigned,
will be paid liberal compensation for 50 { ding.
VIII All Government property in Western Lou
isana must be forwarded 10 New Orleans, consigned
to So n Cutler Special Agent Of the Treasury De-
partment" None will be permitted to move North:
o.. n. CUTLER,
Special Agent Treasury Department
Custom House, New Orleans La, Aug. "a. 1865.
Pauers in Western Louisiana and TEXAS will please
publish and send bills TO Special Agent.
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