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NARA 151 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, Headquarters Assistant Commissioner State of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C., 13th July, 1868. Capt. A Rutherford. Wilmington. N.C. Captain:- By direction of the Asst. Commissioner you are hereby authorized to employ a Messenger in your office at a salary not exceeding twenty five dollars per month. Very respect Your obt. svt. Jacob F. Chur Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l.