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War Department
Washington City
September 29th 1869.

Circular.

When persons apply for leaves of absence to go home and vote, Heads of Departments may grant three days leave provided the labors of the office and the interests of the public service will admit, but no discrimination should be made on account of their supposed partizan preferences.

(Signed.) W. T. Sherman,
Secretary of War.

Official John Potts.
Chief Clerk.

C.D.O. G W Balloch C.M.O.
Claim Div. W. P. Drew. by A.N.T.
Genl Supt of Ed J. W. Alvord, per J.H.C.
C.Q.M. O Gadsen
Capt Sladen, J. A. Sladen
Record Div.
Chief Med. Off. R. Reyburn 
Commissioner of Freedmen's Bureau.

 

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