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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Claim Division
Washington, D.C., April 7th, 1868

Capt. Allan Rutherford, U.S.A.
S.A.C. Bur &c, Wilmington N.C.

Captain:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th ultimo submitting statement of the case of Frank Clinton, late landsman U.S. Navy, and to inform you that the case is undergoing investigation.

You will be duly notified of the result.

Very Respectfully
Your Obedt. Servant.
A.P. Howe
Bvt. Maj. General U.S.A.

L.S. 651.