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March 23rd '68.

Rev. Jno. Kimball.
Freedman's Bureau
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:  I was ordered the 1st of the month, by R. M. Janney, Actuary, Baltimore Md. to "Report at once for duty", to you; at the Freedman's Bureau, Washington.

A [[underlined]] dangerous [[/underlined]] illness delayed me [[underlined]] Providince permitting, ere this reaches you, I shall be on my [[/underlined]] way [[underlined]]  [[/underlined]] to Report."

Very Respectfully &c
[[signature]] J. E. Hall [[/signature]] 
P.O. Box 680. 
Care J. H. Hall — 
Auburn, New York