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NARA 184 Bu R F and A L Wilmington N. C October 12th 1868 Maj Genl L Thomas Adjutant General U. S. Army Washington D.C General I have the honor to request that I be relieved from duty in the Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, and that I be allowed three months delay in reporting for duty to the Commanding Officer of my Regiment. I have been on detached duty for nearly four years, and during that time have never had a leave of absence or been absent from duty for a single day. I have been on duty at this place;(well known as a very unhealthy locality): for two years and a half, and during the