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Aug 29th

Col Clinton A Cilley
A.A.G

Colonel

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th, and in reply would say that the statement in my letter of July 30th may, given on the authority of Major C.J. Wickersham, and was the subject of several conversations with General Howard, when he visited this City last fall.

I Am Colonel
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servant
Allan Rutherford
Lieut Col VRC
(Bt B G USV)
Sup't So. Dis't NC