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[[preprinted]] War Department, Bureau of Refugees, freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Washington, ^[[Feby 24th]] 186^[[9]] [[/preprinted]] Revd. John Kimball Sup't Schools &.c. Washington D.C. Sir: Please turn over to Maj J. M. Brown A.Q.M. the public horse now in your charge, to be disposed of before the close of the present month. By order of Bvt Maj Genl. Howard, [[signature]] E. Whittlesey [[/signature]] A.A.A. Genl