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[[stamp]] OFFICE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. BU. R.F. & A.L. JAN 11 1869 [[/stamp]]

War Department, 
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.
Washington, Jan 13 1869

Respectfully referred to Genl. G.W. Balloch, Chief Disbursing Officer for settlement, the officer having been retained under Section 4 of the Act of July 16. 1868 - (Public Act 63 - 1868)

By order of 
Bvt. Major Genl O.O. Howard:
Commissioner:

E. Whittlesey
AAA General

Paid Jan 16" 186

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finally, 5 pages later the bill gets paid!