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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

To Gen Howard

Dear Sir
Pardon a stranger for trespassing upon your valuable time. I write you Sir that I may obtain, through your assistance a situation somewhere South. I have, ever since the war broke out desired to do all that I could do; and although