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[[preprinted]] Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands. Head-Quarters Asst. Commr., D.C., WASHINGTON, MAR 11 1868 [[//preprinted]] Respectfully forwarded to the Commissioner Bur. R.F. & A.L. with request that [[underlined]] Francis C. James [[/underlined]] be appointed an Agent of this Bureau at the Salary within named; to date from March 20th 1868. [[signature]] C.H. Howard [[/signature]] Assist. Commissioner D.C. E.B. Vol.4 #885. [[preprinted]] Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands. Head-Quarters Asst. Commr., D.C., WASHINGTON, MAR 13 1868 [[/preprinted]] Respectfully returned to Supt of Education for his information By order Asst Com E.B. Vol.4 #895. [[signature]] Stuart Eldridge [[/signature]] [[End page]] War Department, Bureau R.F. and A.L. Washington, March 12th. 1868. Respectfully returned to the [[underlined]] Asst. Commmr. Dist. of Columbia. [[/underlined]] Under [[?]] letter of Dec. 11. '67. there is no authority to appoint any more Agents in West-Virginia [[underlined]] at present. [[/underlined]] By order of MAjor Genl. O.O. Howard: [[signature]] E. Whittlesey [[/signature]] A.A.A. Genl. E.B. 304 Vol 4