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War Department
Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Chief Disbursing Officer.
Washington D.C. April 29th 1868
Major E L Deane. D.O.
Charleston S.C.
Sir,
I have the honor to return the enclosed account of W J Harkisheimer for actual expenses. The proper way to pay it is to have a Special order drawn, something like the pencil copy enclosed. Attach that to the vouchers and it will do. You should never pay any mileage or actual expenses without a special order in each case. The Agents certificate that a verbal order was given is not sufficient.
Respectfully Yours
(Signed) Geo W Balloch
Bt Maj General and Chief D.O.
A true copy
Edw L Deane
Disbursing Officer S.C.