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         I have had the honor to receive your letter from New Orleans, dated July 7, 1872.  Colonel McCook, Commanding at Fort Brown has been directed to furnish for your personal use, one spring-wagon and one six-mule baggage-wagon.
         We are short of transportation in the Department, and I am unable to give you as liberally as I could have desired.
         My orders from the War Department desire only that I furnish you with Escort, but as you are without transportation, I will take the responsibility of furnishing it, and should it be decided that the expense thereof must be charged to your appropriation, it can be done in Washington.
         Capt. O'Connell's Company Fourth Cavalry will be your escort and will be adequate for any part of the Department.
         I enclose a copy of instructions to Post Commanders in relation to the contingency of your being at at near their post.
         I shall be very happy to see you here on your return, or at any other time, and am prepared to cooperate in any arrangement, that will facilitate the work you have in hand, or contribute to your personal convenience.
                                                                                        I am, very respectfully
                                                                                            Your obdt. servant
                                                                              (Sgd)      C. C. Augur
                                                                                             Brigadier General, U.S.A.
                                                                                             Commanding

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 714. BUELL, Geo. P., [left margin] July 15. 1872. Lieut. Col. Geo. P. Buell, Temporarily Commanding Fort Richardson, Texas. Colonel:

         I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of various papers in the care of the appeal of First Lieutenant Parker, Adjutant 4" Cavy., for your action as Post Commander in certain cases.
         They have been submitted to the Commanding General and I am instructed to reply, as follows:     While there might arise cases, which it would be proper and even necessary to place Lieut. and Adjutant Parker on duty, in command of troops, there is nothing to show that either contingency had arisen at Fort Richardson, at the time of making the changes referred to.
         While Lieut. Parker is an Officer at the post and subject to the orders of the Post Commander in all, that related to the post, his duties as Adjutant of the 4th Cavalry are certainly beyond the