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War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, OFFICE CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER, Washington, D.C., Dec 3th 1869 Joseph Welch. Supt Education Austin—Texas Sir Enclosed to send you my check no 7718 on the Asst Treasurer at N.Y. for $120.60 in favor of Henry Simmons to pay Bounty due him as per his receipts received. Is Maj Sinclair now living at Galveston? I have quite a lot of claims to pay there, and could use him. Respy Yours Geo. W. Balloch Bvt Brg. Genl & Chf D.O. Simmons Discharge is returned. It belongs to him.