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17.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
FOR THE STATES OF MISSOURI AND AND ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, Ark, February 12th 1866

Brevet Major General Wager Swayne,
Asst. Commr Bu. R F, AS
Montgomery, Ala.

[[stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]] General,
at the request Priscilla Fort, a Freedman, I have the honor to request information as to the whereabouts and condition of her two children, Alfred Fort, aged 21 yrs. and Cornelia Fort, younger.
At the beginning of the war these children were living with one Sr. Bozeman who is well known in Montgomery, and who lives on or near that city.
If any trace can be found if these persons, Priscilla Fort will receive the information with gratitude.

By order of
Brig. Gen. J. W. Sprague, A.C.
D H Williams
A A G
The Genl. being absent