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Head Qr's Dist Miss, Bureau R F & A L. Vicksburg. Dec. 8' 66. Respectfully forwarded to Maj Gen O. O. Howard Com'r B R F & A L. approved. Mr Siddons has given us the necessary and required assurances - that he will not allow the persons for who he asks transportation to become a charge upon the Government; that he will when possible, and it is the wish of the persons, move families intact; that he will render them all reasonable and proper assistance for educational advancement and religious instruction, and that these Lands are for his own use bona fide. Th J Wood Bvt Maj Genl. U.S.A. Asst Commissioner War Department Bureau R. F. and A. L. Washington Dec 17 - 1866 Respectfully referred to Bvt Brig Genl H. M. Whittelesey Chief Q.M. Bureau R. F. and A. L. By order of Maj' Genl. Howard A.P. Ketchum A.A.A.Genl. BUREAU OF R.F. & A. L. DEC 18 1866 C. Q. M.
Transcription Notes:
That number on second panel is "17" not "14", as that is how people made 7's then. After having transcribed for a long while, you get to see the difference, and remember that was just how it was done then.