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James Depot NC
March 22" 1869

Gen. N. A. Miles

Sir

I received a letter from the Claim Agent stating that they had got our claims through & the money was paid over to Gen. O. O. Howard & we had to a ply to the nearest freedmens Bureau for him to send to Washington & get our checks for us. we did not now you was there & we sent to G. O. O. Howard but have not heard from him yet.

we would of Sent to you but did not now the [[was every Bureau?]] in the State