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Vicksburg July 4 67

Gen Howard
Dear Sir
   It is of great importance that the money be furnished a early as possible to pay off the bounties of the colored soldiers As chairman of the State Cort Committee on account of the valuable effects of an early payment will have on the Freedmen in the coming elections I write you The rebels are making use of this delay The Freedmen register in the river counties about 4 to 1 inlist [[?]] Mr Supe to cary this State The Republican organisation will be made in nearly if not