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(No. 39.) Post Office Department, CONTRACT OFFICE, Washington, August 15, 1867 Sir: In reply to your letter of the 12" instant I hereby certify that "the distances by the shortest mail routes" between the undernamed places are as follows: Baltimore, Md. to Prince Fredericktown, Md. Ninety=five (95) miles. "Benedict, Md." not being a Post Office, its site and distance by mail route is not officially known. From the map of the State, it appears to be about 7 miles from Hughesville P.O., which is Seventy=five (75) miles from Baltimore, Md. via Washington, D.C. Respectfully, &c., &c., W L Nicholson Topographer to P. O. Dept. for Second Asst. P. M. General. Major J. M. Brown [[strikethrough]] Esq [[/strikethrough]] Disbursing Officer Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen &c Washington D.C.