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Headquarters Sub-District of Northern Alabama Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Huntsville, Ala Feb 6, 1868 Bvt Major Gen Shorkley Actg Asst Adjt Genl Montgomery Ala Major: In answer to your communication of the 31st ult., asking to know the probable number who will need assistance from the soup house to be established in this city, I have the honor to state that there are, within reach of its benefits, two hundred and seventy five or three hundred who will need its assistance. Very Respectfully, Your Obt Servt Robert Harrison Capt 33rd Inft Sub-Asst Comm [[Far left side]] L.S.A. 1