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War Department, 
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, September 24th 1867.

Bvt Maj Genl Wager Swayne.
Asst. Com'r. of Alabama.

General, 
I am directed by the Commissioner to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 19th inst and to transmit herewith orders of revocation and appointment of clerks and agents, as therein requested. The Commissioner desires to know if Mr Pierce Burton, whose appointment is enclosed, is the same person who was discharged lately and if you think he is a fit man for the position. 
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant 
F.D. Sewall
Act'g. Ass't. Adj't. General.