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E. H 4 Murfreesborro Tenn. July 11th 1865 Earnshaw William Chaplain U.S.A. Highly recommending Surgeon Charles H. Hood U.S. Vols. for position in Freedmens bureau. Invokes a blessing on the General E.#4. Surgeon Hood called, and is desirous of entering upon labor in this Bureau if practicable and agreeable to the Asst Comm as early as possible - He is a first class surgeon & [[underlined]]honest man[[/underlined]] Clark AAG How can we employ a surgeon except for medical purposes &c. Rec'd. Office A.C. KY & Tenn July 12/65
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*might be spelling Murfreesboro correctly, but looks like 2 "R"s to me
*It looks like "Musfreisborro to me*