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[[preprinted]] Treasury Department, Fourth Auditor's Office, ^[[September 28^th]] 186^[[7]]. [[/preprinted]] Sir: The claim of John Latham for Naval Bounty is herewith returned. You are informed that he is not entitled to the bounty provided for Volunteers, by the "Act of July 1^st 1864" as he enlisted prior to that date; nor to the bounty provided for Drafted men and their Substitutes by the "Act of March 3^rd 1865," as he enlisted as a volunteer. Very Respectfully, [[signature]] S. F. W. Tabor [[/signature]] Auditor. Brevet Major, William Fowler U. S. Army. Freedmen's Bureau. Washington. D. C. ^[[F. [[?]] [[?]] ]]