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Treasury Department,
Second Auditor's Office,
^[[Oct 3]], 186^[[7]].

Sir:
The Claim for Bounty of ^[[Doctor Austin]] Co. ^[[Is. 1]] Regt. U. S. C. [[strikethrough]] T. [[/strikethrough]] Cav is [[in bold]] disallowed [[in bold]], and his Certificate of Discharge herewith returned. The Records of this Office show that he was paid $ ^[[a Substitute for One year]] installment; all he is entitled to. ^[[Enlisted Feby 22 65]] [[underline]] Men who enlisted under the Act of [[/underline]] July 4, 1864, [[curly vertical line in middle of text]](although mustered out by reason of their services being no longer required) are only entitled to the installments of Bounty that had become due at the time of discharge. [[/curly vertical line in middle of text]]

The Act of July 28, 1866, does not apply to men enlisting under Act of July 4, 1864.

Respectfully,
E. B. French,
Auditor.
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