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War Department Surgeon General's Office, Washington, D.C. July 7th 1871 Brig. General O.O. Howard U.S.A Comr. Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands General: I have the honor to forward herewith (2) two boxes of Freedmen's records which were received at this office with records of U.S. Soldiers stationed at Vicksburg, Miss. By order of the Surgeon General Very Respectfully Your obdt. servant [signature] J Woodworth [/signature] Asst. Surgeon U.S. Army
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