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War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Washington, 1866 Hon Jas. Segar {senator elect from Va. Dear Sir I am much pleased with your candid letter and believe it is due to the legislature of Virginia to place your succinct statements before the public - We ought to cherish every right sentiment and welcome the passage of every just law. Very respectfully Yr. Obdt. Servt. O.O. Howard Maj. Gen.