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United States Sanitary Commission,
Historical Bureau, 21 West 12th. Street,
New York, Dec 29 1865

To
Gen. Howard
Freedman Bureau
General,
From the testimony of my nephew, a Asst. Paymaster in the U. S. Navy, whose clerk, Mr. de Leur was, I have reason to believe him a capable, upright and intelligent man, worthy of an appointment as Clerk in your Department, if any vacancy exists