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Hd Qrs U S Govt Farms Leonardtown St. Mary Co Md Aug 16th 1866. Bvt Maj J.M. Brown Chief Q.M. &c Major: Enclosed please find a bill of Mr. Mattingly with the requisite 22's duly filled out & signed. The amount is $28.28 for which please send me a check, I having already paid the bill. I will here respectfully renew the request which I made while at Wash which was for you to send me a list of persons of the Govt Farms who remain unpaid, it being impossible, on a/c of circumstances, to secure accurate lists at the time of the two last visits of Mr. Holman. I remain, Major, Very respectfully Your Obt Servt E.B. Gates Capt & Supt. 3 enclosures