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Bureau Refugees Freedman and Abandoned Lands,
Office Disbursing Agent of Claims
Nashville, Tenn. 187 .

on the $100 00/100 and this is collected after payment. This method of paying has many advantages. It saves from $5 to $20 to claimant, or the govt., each trip, of expense of travel etc.

It lessons by half the chances of paying a false claimant.
It makes money good witness to the payment of each claim.
If a false claimant is paid, the bank can at once be proceeded against, and the amt. recovered.

This system has the approval of Genl. Balloch, and I explained same to Chief Clerk of Commissioner when in Nashville a short time since. I have had no trouble in these payments, and expect more, and only beg the matter before you that you may have an idea of the majority of our labor &c.

Respect ser
J B Coons
Agt &c