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Office U.S. Military Telegraph
War Department.

The following Telegram received at Washington, 1020 AM. Dec 22nd 1865
1 Vicksburg Miss Dec 20

Maj Gen O.O. Howard
By decision of Chief QM Mil Div of Tenn special authority is necessary to enable me to approve requisition for QM stores as contained in special field orders no four 4 Bureau Refugees &c  please send such authority.

Hume Thomas
Col & A.C. State Miss

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[[stamp]] U.S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH O.K. DEC 21 1865 [[/stamp]]