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E.B. P. 32 Bureau Refugees, Freedman & A.L. Office Sub. Asst. Comr. Sub. Dist. of Magnolia Magnolia Miss. Nov. 8th 1867 Respectfully returned to Lieut. Merritt Barber A.A.A.G. Attention called to the wording of the letter & the briefing of the same, the letter shows that it was by my order that Mr. Holmes got the boy that was taken from him, while the briefing shows that it was by my order that the boys were kidnapped, York A. Woodward BV. Capt. U.S.V. S.A.C. File [[Stamp]] Freedman's Bureau State of Miss NOV 12 1867 Received [[/stamp]] B