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Agents Office Bureau Refugees Freedmen & A.L. Sub District Port Gibson Port Gibson. Miss. September 20 - 1864 Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard Commissioner B.R.F. & A.L War Dept. Washington D.C. General I have the honor to transmit through Asst Commissioners Office B.R.F and A.L. State of Mississippi this my request that my appointment as an Agent in the B.R.F and A.L may be revoked as soon as possible, my reason for requesting the revocation of my appointment is on account of my health - and it is necessary for me to go North. I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Obt Svt A. S. Alden. Agent B.R.F. & A.L.
Transcription Notes:
Your "Obt Svt" = "Your Obedient Servant," a formal closing to letters of the time period