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-cient to give employment to all able bodied people, but in the cases of those to whom I am issuing, I know, that the food given them by the Government is all that keeps them from starving Hereafter I will see that the issues are made for short period's of five or seven days. The Manual for the Government of the Bureau. had not been received last Month until the issue had been made. I Am Major Very Respectfully Your Obed^t Servant [[signature]] Allan Rutherford [[/signature]] Lieu't Col VRC Sup't So-Dis't N. C
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(Page begins with 3rd syllable of "sufficient.")