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The pockets of officers in the [[strikethrough]] service [[/strikethrough]] QM Dept who are ordered to reduce all expenses & especially to vacate all expensive & unnecessary buildings. 
This building is on my Reports as a Post Hospital & is in the possession of the Freedmans Dept altho never assigned or transfered to them. I would respectfully recommend that if possible it be given up
I am Col 
Very Respy
Your obt Svt 
Rich'd Penney
Capt & AQM