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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington May 6th, 1867.

Brevet Maj. Genl. A. Miles
Assistant Commissioner
Raleigh, North Carolina.

General, 
I am directed by Major General Howard to acknowledge receipt of your recommendation upon the letter of Col Rutherford requesting an increase of salary for Mr. M. W. Weld,and to say in reference to increase of pay to Agents, that if deemed desirable by you that such increase should be made, you will please take the subject under careful consideration, and forward to this office a list of all whom you wish to recommend for increases of salary in order that the whole number may be acted upon at the same time.
Very Respy, Your Obt.servant,
A.P. Ketchum
Act'g Asst. Adjt. General