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Philadelphia. Penn. January 18th 1866. General, Enclosing a letter from Rev. Henry. W. Bellows, President of the Sanitary Commission, I respectfully request to be appointed a Clerk to the Freedman's Bureau in any part of the U.S. I have been Clerk in the Naval Service for the last four years, and respectfully refer to the following gentlemen, who have kindly allowed me to do so. Rear Admiral D. Farragut Commodore H. A. Adams Paymaster Jas. D. Murray I am Sir Very respectfully Your obedt Servant Albert de Leur nº 606 W 2nd Street Maj. General O.O. Howard Washington D.C.