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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
FOR THE STATES OF MISSOURI, ARKANSAS AND INDIAN TERRITORY.
Office of Assistant Commissioner.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 3. 1866

Maj Genl O. O. Howard
Commissioner &c
Washington D.C.

General,
I have the honor to state that I arrived here this morning and find a Communication from the Adjt. Genls Dept. dated August 18th Mustering me out of service to take effect Sept 1st 1866.

I informed you of this by telegraph this morning and asked to whom I should turn over the affairs of this office.
I also received notice of appointment as Lieut Colonel 41st Infy.