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WAR DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS,
OFFICE CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER.
Washington D. C. ^[[March 26]] 186^[[9]]
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Brvt Maj Genl N. A. Miles
Raleigh N. C.

Sir
I have the honor to return the letters relating to the bounty claims of Benj Jenkins & Watson Dorris, with the information that I sent the money to pay them to Maj. A. Couts Agt at Newbern yesterday.  I received letters from these parties several days since.  Evidently written by their "mutual [[?friend]]" Conte, in relation to their bounties, and at once set to work to devise some plan to pay them.  After writing to Maj Couts on the subject I concluded to send the money to him as being most available to the parties and they have been so notified.

Respy Yours
[[signature]] Geo W. Balloch [[/signature]]
Brvt Brg Genl & Chf D. O.