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R. 24 Bu. R. F. and A. L. — N. C.

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Wilmington N. C. 
December 24" 1866

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Rutherford Allan 
Lieut Col and Supt.

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Requests transportation from Wilmington N. C. to Washington D. C. for two women and two children, dependent freedpeople.
 
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[[image - circular rubber stamp reading as follows:  [[outer circle]] BUREAU R. F. & A. L. / * WASHINGTON * [[/outer circle]] [[inner circle]] REC'D / DEC 31 / 1866 [[/inner circle]] ]]

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Rec'd. Head Qrs. Asst. Com. Dec. 26"/66

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Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Hd. Qrs. Asst Com^r
Raleigh Dec. 26. 1866.

Respectfully forwarded to Maj. Gen^l [[underline]] Howard [[/underline]] Com. Approved. 

[[signature]] J. V. Bomford. [[/signature]]
Col. 8^th US. Infty
Actg Asst Com^r 

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^[[EB. 2167 [[?]] 66]]

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands 
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, 
Washington, ^[[Dec 31^st]], 186^[[6]].

Respectfully [[/preprinted]] referred  to Bvt.
Brig. Genl. C. H. Howard ^[[insert]] Asst Commr. D.C. [[/insert]] for remarks as to the expediency of granting transportation in this case

By command of 
Maj. Genl O. O. Howard 
Commr.
[[signature]] Henry M Whittelsey [[/signature]]
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Bvt. Brig. Genl., and Chief Q. M., 
Bureau R. F. & A. L.
 
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