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STATE OF ALABAMA, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS, OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, Montgomery, Ala., November 5th 1868. Major General O.O. Howard Commissioner Bureau &c Washington D.C. General, Having been elected to fill the vacancy in the State Legislature occasioned by the election of General Willard Warner to the United States Senate, I have the honor to herewith tender my resignation as an officer of the Bureau to take effect on the 10th inst: I Am General Very Respectfully Your Obt. Sevt W.C. Arthur Chief Q.M. Bureau State of Ala