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Office U.S. Military Telegraph,
WAR DEPARTMENT.

[[stamp]] U.S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH O.K. Nov. 6 1865 [[/stamp]]

The following Telegram received at Washington, 150 P M. Nov 6 1865.
From New Orleans   Nov 3 1865.

Maj Gen O O Howard

The Collection of the School tax has come to a stand still but a small portion has been collected & military force alone can collect the rest as it is to reimburse for advances made by the Qm Dept please have the Secy of War to direct the collection of it turned over to military authority when will [[strikethrough]] Back [[/strikethrough]] be here.

J S Fullerton
Bt Brig Gen

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