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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, July 19 1871
J.B. Coons Esq.
Nashville Tenn

[[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]]

Dear Sir:
The Commissioner directs me to transmit the enclosed statement, with the request that you obtain from D. W. Glassie Esq. an affidavit of the facts in this case. The certificates referred to were not drawn payable to the order of the Commissioner, nor were they transferred to officers of Freedmen's Bureau. The money in payment was not sent by this Bureau to Mr. Glassie. The Bureau had nothing whatsoever to do with this case.
The certificates were sent by the Second Auditor to the Attorney of Record, Mr. Glassie, - payable to the order of the claimants.
Very respectfully,
Your obt. Servt.
J.A. Sladen
Actg Assistant Adjutant General