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War Department
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Office Chief Quartermaster,
Washington, D. C., Dec 4, , 1868

Bvt Lt Col. J M Brown
D. O.  B R F & A L.
Washington, D. C.

Colonel

Herewith is respectfully transmitted Special Order No 63, of this date, from this office respecting clothing and material for clothing freedmen of K. F. Page, New York City, for use of the Bureau in Virginia - Also (6) six quintuplicate B/L. showing shipment of the supplies so purchased - 

To avoid delay the voucher in favor of Mr. Page, has been made up at this office, and is herewith enclosed for your signature to certificate

Referring to receipt of (66) sixty six packages of these supplies under date of Richmond Va. Dec. 3, 1868, Maj. Geo Q. White, D. O. &c, requests that invoices be sent to him at the earliest opportunity

By command of Maj. Genl. O O Howard Commissioner
Henry M Whittelsey CQM  B R F & A L