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War Department Washington City December 21, 1870 Circular. Christmas and New Year days falling on sundays, the War Department and Bureaus will be closed on Monday December 26th and Monday January 2nd. During the intervening week the office hours will be from 9 am to 12 pm and only one half of the number of clerks employed will be required to be present at those hours, so that each individual may have one half of the number of days entire holiday between Christmas and New Year. By order of the Secretary of War John Botts Chief Clerk The Freedmens' Bureau