WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Washington, D. C., January 23, 1868. 
CIRCULAR ORDERS, 
No. 1. 
In future, whenever Medical Property is transferred, the transferring 
officer shall prepare Invoices in triplicate, two of which are to be given 
to the receiving officer and one sent, without delay, direct to the Surgeon 
General. The receiving officer shall prepare Receipts in triplicate, two 
of which are to be given to the issuing officer with a report of the quality 
and condition of the articles, and one sent, without delay, direct to the 
Surgeon General, accompanied by a copy of the report. When supplies 
are turned over to a quartermaster for storage or transportation, a dupli- 
cate of the quartermaster's receipt for the packages will be forwarded to 
the Surgeon General with the invoice. 
The original of the "Return of Property" must, in future, be accom- 
panied by a complete set of vouchers, consisting of Invoices for all 
property received, ami Receipts for all property issued. 
The attention of Medical Directors is specially called to Par. 1037, 
Revised Regulations of 18G3, and when it applies to a medical officer they 
will request the Commanding General of the Department to order the 
same to be promptly carried into effect. 
By Order of the Surgeon General: 
Astitianl Surgeon General.