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after this Col Lt. left, & nothing has once been done in the matter - Mr Cottingham is a poor man & has a large family, and the claim to which he asks your consideration is one of great interest to him - The loss of the use of the property has been seriously felt by him, and he respectfully asks that he may be paid rent for it from The 15th May last of to the present time at $300 per month and that the same rent may he regularly paid him in future, in the event the Bureau should continue to use and occupy the property.

Your favorable consideration and early attention will greatly oblige.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
H.T. Toulmin
for Chap. Cottingham

Transcription Notes:
Harry T. Toulmin - found in a City Directory.