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Freedmen's Hospital Garland, Ala. Dec. 16th 1867. Bvt. Lt. Col. Charles J. Kipp Surg. U.S.Vols. Surgeon-in-Chief of the District of Alabama. Montgomery Ala. Colonel: I have the honor to request that transportation from Garland Ala. to Moline Fla. be furnished to the following named freedpeople who are at present inmates of this Hospital: Mary Bennett. Fanny Bennett. } Ella Bennett. } Joseph Bennett. } children Martha J. Bennett. } A brother of Mary Bennett resides in Moline, Fla. who desires her and her children to come and live with him. He will support them. I am, Colonel, Very Respectfully Jacob W. Mooar Actg. Asst. Surg. U.S.A. in charge.
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In cursive writing, the capital "A" looks like a lowercase "a", but since the letter is being used in a title of a person, then we know it is capitalized - Actg. Asst. Surg., U.S.A., not actg. asst., ....