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H23 (R.F.&A.L., Vol. 12,) 1868 R4 [[MMO?]] Vol 2 68 Montgomery Ala. January 9th, 1868 Alabama. Swayne Wager. Asst Com'r Dr Kipp recommends Actg Asst Surg A.J. Gray to succeed him, Gray ordered here temporarily as Surgeon in Chief Telegram WRAPPER (1 Enclosures.) Received Bureau R.F.& A.L., Jan 9", 1868 Rec off. [[CM?]] Jany [[10?]] 68 WAR DEPARTMENT, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, WASHINGTON, Jany 9th 1868 Respectfully referred to Bvt Col L.A. Edwards Chief Mid Officer for remarks By order of Major Gen O.O. Howard E. Whittlesey A.A.A. Genl Respectfully reterned to the A.A.A. Gen'l Bureau R.F.&A.L. This is the first initiation I have had of the prospectve or actual vacating of the Office of Surgeon in Chief Dist. Ala As a successor of Dr. (over) Kipp, [[?]] recommend from a personal knowledge of his merits (having served at Lowell Gen'l Hospital as one of my assistants, a position of which twice he was on duty as Asst. Executive Officers, Dr A.J. Gray who is referred to in this communication in connection with the Office. L.A. Edwards Sugeon U.S.A. Bvt. Maj. Chief Maj. Officers Office C.M.O. Bureau R.,F., + A.L., Washington, Jan'y 11/68 [[Erased]][[?]][[/Erased]]
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