{"value"=>"<p>Copies of letters sent by Jenkins, general secretary, and Sicard, assistant to the general secretary until April-June 1865 and later assistant secretary in July 1865. Letters are addressed to personnel at USSC offices, departments, and branches; army personnel; and civilians. Letters concern general operations, the collection and distribution of supplies, the establishment of local claim agencies, inquiries about individual soldiers, and financial and personnel matters. Most letters in the first volume are from Jenkins until his resignation in April. Sicard often wrote on behalf of the general secretaries (Jenkins until April 1865 and later Blatchford) throughout the second volume. Indexes are present in each.</p>"}