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M247. R F & A L Vol 10. 1867.

Washington D.C.
August 26. 1867

McBride Jas. D.

States that Late Brig Gen'l E.A. Paine writes him from Monmouth, Ill, that he did not recommend Henry W. Barry (Ag't of Bureau at Goodman Miss) for brevet promotion. Encloses copy of letter on file at War Dept. used by Bt Maj Gen'l H. W. Barry to obtain the misapplied honor

(one enclosure)

File

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

See L.B. Vol 4. Oct 25th 1867.

[[stamp]] BUREAU R. F. & A. L. WASHINGTON REC'D AUG 27 1867 [[/stamp]]

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, August 27th, 1867.

Respectfully referred to Bt Maj Gen'l Alvan C. Gillem, Asst. Coms'r of Mississippi in connection with other papers in the case of H. W. Barry- Agent of this Bureau

By order of
Maj Gen'l O. O. Howard
A. P. Ketchum
A.A.A. Gen'l

R 19- F.B.S.M. Vol. 2.