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Head Quarters Trans-Miss. Dept. ) 
 Shreveportf, La., May 26th, 1864. ) 
 
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 Sir: Your attention is called to the following instructions 
 from P. W. Gray, Treasury Agent for the Trans-Mississippi 
 Department, and you are directed to comply therewith. 
 By command of 
 
 General E. Kirby Smith. 
 
 W. R. BOGGS, 
 Brig'r-Gen. and Chief of Staff. 
 
 Agency of Treasury for Trans-Miss. Dei*'t, ) 
 
 April 23d, 1864. \ 
 .The Regulations established by. the Secretary of the Treas- 
 ury, under date of March 9th, 1864, in regard to funds in the 
 hands of disbursing officers, modified as to time, will be ob- 
 served by such officers in this Department, viz : 
 
 1st. Checks drawn by disbursing officers on the Treasury, or 
 any Depository, previous to the 1st of July, 1864, will be paid 
 in Treasury notes of the present issues only, at the amount 
 promised on the face of the notes, whether the checks be pre- 
 sented for payment before or alter said date. 
 
 2d. All moneys belonging to the Government, in the hands 
 or at the credit of disbursing officers on the 1st of July, 1864, 
 may be turned into the Treasury to the credit of the respective 
 appropriations to which they belong, to be afterwards drawn 
 for by new requisitions, which will be payable in the new issue 
 of Treasury notes. But checks of disbursing officers, which 
 may be drawn at any time against the balances which may be 
 at their credit on the 1st of July, 1864, will be paid in the old 
 issues of notes, at the amount promised on their face. 
 
 P. W. GRAY, 
 
 Agent of Treasury 
 
 for Trans-Miss. Dep't. 
 

 
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