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0840 [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] West Point Feb 28th 1868 Major Shorkly Dear Sir Yours of yesterday rec'd in relative a poor black family in this region I have enquired diligentely but can hear of no such case. I deposited a Bolt of Osnaburgh with Mrs Echols who lives in the neighborhood of some poor people with a request to furnsh them with cloath Blankets &c She tells me to say she has heard of no one answering the description [[alluded?]] to I will make farther enquiries and will [[release?]] them I have still some articles on hand of which you were kind enough to send me The Blankets & shoes are in great demand & very much needed Your friend Geo Reese
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