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Aberdeen Ohio
Sept 7th 1866

Bvt Maj Gen Wagner Swayne
Comd'g Mil. Dist. of Alabama
and Asst. Commissioner B.F. &c

Genl:
I have the honor, respectfully, to apply for a clerkship at your Head Quarters.
I have a thorough knowledge of the Adjutant Genl's department.
I have served my country honorably and faithfully as private soldier. I received two promotions but failed to obtain a muster under either appointment.
Entering the Army in 1861 from the school room I found my self on muster out of service without a trade or occupation. I obtained a clerkship in the