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Respectfully forwarded to Gen. O. O. Howard. Mr. Overley has been employed as a clerk in my office & I can recommend him as a thoroughly competent & honest man. He is a Kentuckian by birth & served as a private in the Union Army. He is poor & has a family to support. I think he would be glad to retain the position as Ag't & would not require the assistance of a clerk. H. H. Ray Dec. 9, 1871