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P. 28. (R., F., & A. L. Vol 16,) 1870.
..., 18  .

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

WRAPPER ( Enclosures.)

Received Bureau R., F., & A. L.,   18  .

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, May 30 1870.

Respectfully returned to E. W. Mason Supt of Education with instructions to place all the papers in the case in the hands of Col Beman who will consult with some disinterested person selected by Mr. Page, and recommend what amounts if anything should be paid in settlement of the Claim. If the two referees cannot agree they will select a third person to act with them. Mr Sage has been informed of this reference. 

By order of
Bt Maj Genl Howard
Henry M Whittelsey
A A A General.