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War Department, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Washington, August 20th, 1868. Respectfully returned to Bvt. Col. L. A. Edwards, Chf. Med. Officer, whose attention is invited to the enclosed letter of Dr Purcell dated Glascow, Ky. July 15. '68. By order of Major Genl. O. O. Howard: E. Whittlesey A.A.A. Gen'l. EB 5 Vol 5} [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]