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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Headquarters Ass't Commissioner District Columbia, Washington, March 3d, 1868. Maj J.V.W. Vandenburgh Local Superintendent Major; The Asst Commissioner directs that you make requisition for seven thousand (7000) pounds of hard bread to be issued to the soup houses of the 1st, 3d, 5th and 7th wards at the rate of 250 [[200?]] lbs per diem each in lieu of soft bread. I am [[Sir?]] very respectfully [[?]] L.B.4.# 343