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1 Freedmen: Letter from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Communication from the Secretary of War in Reference to the Operations of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 1 (1866)

handle is hein.slavery/fdmlpus0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 39th CoNG 'ss, HOUS1t E OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex. Doc. 1st Session. No. 123. FREEDMEN. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF TILE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A communication from the Secretary of War in reference to the operation5 of the Bureau of Refigees, .Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. MAY 31, 1866.-Referred to the Select Committee on Freedmen's Affairs and ordered to be printed. To the House qf Representatives: I transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, covering a supple- mental report to that already made to the House of Representatives, in answer to its resolution of the 21st instant, requesting the reports of General Steedman and others in reference to the operations of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. ANDREW JOHNSON. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 30, 1866. WAR DEPARTMENT, |Vashington City, M7ffay 30, 1866 MR. PRESIDENT: I have the honor to transmit herewith a supplemental report to that already furnished by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c., in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of May 21, 1866, directing the communication to the House of reports made by General Steedman and others respecting the action of certain officers of the Bureau of Freedmen, &c. I understand it is desirable that this report should be sent to Congress by 12 o'clock to-day. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of IVar. The PRESIDENT of the United States. Reproduced with permission from the University of Illinois at Chicago

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