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The National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

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* THE NATIONAL ASYLUM FOR DIABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS * MARCH 3 1865 
THE NATION TO HER DEFENDERS 

MANAGERS.

The President of the United States.}  
The Chief Justice.                 } EX OFFICIIS.
The Secretary of War.              } 

Maj. General B.F. Butler, President, Lowell, Mass
Maj. Gen. Jno. H. Martindale, Sr, 1st Vice Pres't Rochester, N.Y.
Jay Coke, Esq. Jr. 2nd Vice Pres't Philadelphia, Pa. 
Hon. Lewis B. Gunckel, Secretary, Dayton, Ohio.
Gen. Thomas Osborn, Chicago, Ill.
Gov. Frederick Smyth, Manchester, N.H.
Dr. Erastus B. Wolcott, Milwaukee, Wis.
Maj. Gen John S. Cavender, St. Louis, Mo.
Hon. Hugh L. Bond, Baltimore, Md.

Washington, Dec 6th 1871

My Dear Sir:

I am as sensible of the futility of furloughs granted at the importunities of soldiers to come here and prosecute claims as you can be.  I have of course, to trust the discretion with the Deputy Governors of the various Asylums; and that discretion is not exercised as mine would be in like case.  I am exceedingly annoyed that they should want furloughs on any such pretenses.  A soldier, by coming here, can do nothing about his claim; he is worse than useless.  He [[strikethrough]] generally [[/strikethrough]] frequently gets