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Mobile September 16th/67

Mr. O. D. Kinsman

Dear Sir
We write you in regard to papers sent on to Head Qrs about a month ago by Major Tracy. A board of Survey was ordered for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the sinking of the Stmr Virginia No. 2 while loading with Government corn destined for Tuscaloosa by which accident several hundred sacks were damaged. We proved very satisfactorily to Major Tracy that the sinking was entirely an accident and not through carelessness. We beg of you to please see that the papers are

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[[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]]