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suggested that to grant transportation freely, with the vein chiefly to the relief of overcrowded and distressed communities, would be unauthorized, and instead of relieving the government would result in increasing the burthen it already bears to the extent at least of the cost of the transportation furnished.

George M Whittelsey
Bvt Brig Genl
Chf [[?]]
Bu RF + AL

Transcription Notes:
burthen is an old fashioned form of burden