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War Department, 
BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS, 
OFFICE CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER.
Washington, D. C., March 10, 1869

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Lt Col Edwin Beecher. 
Montgomery Ala

Sir
Enclosed I send you my Check No 4731. on the Asst Treasurer at N.Y. for $33 34/100 in favor of John Ross to pay him for bounty as pr his vouchers received 

Respy Yours 
Geo. W. Balloch
Bvt Brg. Genl & chf D.O.

Transcription Notes:
Note: I'm including the Nat'l Archives stamp until otherwise instructed by SI staff, since it's part of the history of the original document -- Beth