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(433) Head-Quarters, District of Alabama, BUREAU R.F. & A.L. Montgomery, Ala, Aug" 26th 1867. Maj Genl. O.O. Howard Commissioner &c Washington D.C. General I have the honor to request that an appointment at a salery of one hundred and seventy five dollars ($175.00) per month may be issued to W.C. Arthur, who is now acting as Commissary of Subsistence for the Bureau in this State, He has heretofore been receiving the pay of a Captain of Cavalry - which is now greatly reduced by the change in the commutation price of the ration, Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant Wager Swayne Maj Genl and Asst. Commissioner