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NARA855 Disbursing Office. U.S. Army 174½ Fourth Street Louisville, Sept. 22 1877 Harriet Helvey Paris, Ky, This is to inform you that your claim has been settled, and that a disbursing officer will be at Lexington, Ky, on the 7th October and at Cynthiana on the 8th October next and at this place after the 12th October next for the purpose of paying the amount due you. It is important that you shall appear in person PROMPTLY AT THE TIME AND PLACE NAMED. I inclose you blank form for affidavit of two credible persons as to your identity, which should be executed before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments; if notary public or justice of the peace, the certificate of the clerk of the court that they are so authorized must be present. The money that is to be paid you is all your own, and is not subject to claim or demand, in whole or in part, by any one else. This letter, together with any papers in your possession that may aid in establishing your identity, should be shown by you to the disbursing officer. A.P. Howe Bvt Maj Genl. USA Disbursing officer. (Turn over)
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