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The articles that it is expected will be principally called for, are, fresh beef, flour or bread, desiccated potatoes and desiccated mixed vegetables, salt and peper, to be charged against that Bureau as heretofore, the cost to be by it refunded to the subsistence Department by transfer Draft at Washington, unless the articles of desiccated potatoes and vegetables shall be by Act of congress, directed to be transferred without charge. 

It is desired that you will avail yourself of this opportunity to utilize as large a quantity of the desiccated articles as practicable. 

Please, as soon as you shall arrange for the disposal of such quantity of these articles as are now within your