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War Department
Washington City,
November 29, 1871.

Circular:
To morrow, the 30th instant., having been set apart by the President as a day of Thanksgiving, will be observed as a holiday in the War Department and its various Bureaus and offices.
By order of the Secretary of War,
(signed) John Potts, Chief Clerk

Official copy:
John Potts
Chief Clerk.

The Com'r of the Freedmens Bureau