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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington Sept 8th, 1869

As a mark of respect to the memory of late Hon. John A. Rawlins, late Secy of War this Bureau will be closed from this morning until after the funeral obsequies of the deceased Secretary shall have been solemnized. 

By order of
Bt. Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard.

Henry M Whittlesey
A.A.A. General

Genl Balloch G.W. Balloch
W.P. Drew William B Drews
Col. J.M. Brown. JMBrown
Capt. J. A. Sladen. J.A. Sladen
J.W. Alvord. J.W. Alvord
W.F. McLenman. T.F. Fanning
John Kimball. I.Q. Crosby

Transcription Notes:
obsequies:noun funeral rites.