Head Quarters District of Florida
Office Asst Comm. Bu.R.F. & A.L
Tallahassee FLA January 13,1867
2nd Lieut Wm. G. Vance
Sub Asst Comm Bu.R.F. & A.L
Brooksville Florida
Sir:
Major Combra has been directed to furnish you with such an escort as you may desire in the discharge of your duties upon application.
Enclosed you will find a circular from B.R.F. & A.L abolishing the Bureau Courts by which you will be governed. Your report of Dec. 31st 1866 is received and is very satisfactory.
The Civil Agents of the Bureau have the right to make contracts for the Freedmen. It would be well for you to introduce in the contracts a stipulation as follows: in the case of any disagreement of the contracting parties selecting one resposeable citizen who with the addition of the Sub Asst. Commissioner or Special Agent shall constitute a Board for such purpose whose decission shall be final.
Very Respectfully Your Obedient Serv’t
E.G. Unrouff
Brt Maj USA and A.A.A. Guard
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This correspondence speaks about Civil Agents who were members of the community
who worked for the Bureau. The Civil
Agents did not have the same nor as many responsibilities as the Sub Asst
Agents, such as Agent Vance, who oversaw an entire districts usually comprised
of several counties. Hernando and
Present day Pasco Counties were in the ‘Sixth Mil. Sub District consisting of
Hillsborough, Sumpter, Polk, Manatee, and Monroe Counties. Perry G. Wall worked as a Civil Agent for the
Freedmen’s Bureau; he worked out of the Brooksville office where he lived.
