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Circular Letter.
War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, December 15 1868

Bvt. Lieut. Col. E. Beecher
Assistant Commissioner
Montgomery Ala.

Colonel,
In addition to the Agents and Clerks allowed by Circular No. 10. C.S. you are authorized to retain such Officers of the Army as may be necessary for prosecuting the business of the Educational and Claims Divisions until they shall be relieved by the Secretary of War.

By order of Major General O.O. Howard, Comm'r.
E. Whittlesey
A.A.A.Genl.
Act. Asst Adj = General.