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Quarter Master Generals Office
Washington D C
June 19th 67

Maj Genl. O. O. Howard.
Comr. Freedmans, Bureau,
Washington. D. C.

General.
Your letter dated the 9th ulto enclosing an abstract of property of the Qr. Mas. Dept. in possession of various officers of your Bureau, and proposing to purchase it to prevent the present confusion caused by the necessity of each officer rendering separate property returns, has been considered; and the Actg. Qr. Mr. Genl. has directed me to inform you that sales of all the property embraced in the Abstract is authorized by the Qr. Mas. Dept. to the Freedmans Bureau

In regard to the appraisment of its value the Chief Qr Master of the District in which it is
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