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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] United States Internal Revenue Collector's Office, 1st District, Ky. Paducah 18 Jany 31 1871 for $200.00 Amt allowed on the two $428.55 and returned to Genl O O Howard by your predecessor Ben P Runkle as paid Mar 18 & July 6th 1871 I desire to know why this money was not paid these claimants before now. Who has signed the vouchers as witnesses Where do "they" reside, if payment is claimed, as I suppose it will be there now, by cash delivered to claimants if so by whom, when & where & if by check, then the nos date & amount of same and on what bank or depository. I have to also inform you & your predecessor that I am in possession of what I deem ample proof that these claimants have never been paid one