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Rooms of the Committee on the Treatment of Prisoners of War and Union Citizens. 
Washington, D.C., July 17,1867. 
In pursuance of a series of resolutions passed by the House of Representatives, July 10,1867, the undersigned were appointed a committee to investigate the " Treatment of Prisoners of War and Union Citizens held by the Confederate authorities during the late rebellion."
All persons in possession of important information upon either of these subjects are earnestly requested to address the Committe, as directed below, stating: 
First. The name, age, and post office address of the writer.
Second. If a soldier or seaman, his rank or position, and with what command he served. 
Third. A full statement of all facts known to the writer touching his own imprisonment or troatment, and that of others, wither soldier or citizen, giving, as far as possible, names, places, and dates, with names of Confederate officers in charge.
Correspondents from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, and the states and Territories lying west of the Rocky Mountains, will please address 
JOHN P.C. SHANKS, M.C.,
Washington, D.C.
Correspondents from Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, and the Territories east of the Rocky Mountains, will address
WILLIAM A. PILE, M.C.
St. Louis,Mo.
Correspondents from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota will address
ABNER C. HARDING, M.C.
Monmouth, In. 
Correspondents from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee will address 
WILLIAM MUNGEN, M.C.
Findlay,Ohio. 
Communications addressed to the members of the Committee will be free of postage. 
It is the intention of the Committee to collect all facts necessary to make a thorough official history of this subject. 
The various newspapers throughout the country are requested to give this Circular a gratuitous insertion, together with such notice as they may deem proper. 
JOHN D. LARREBEE, 
Clerk.
JONH P.C. SHANKS,
WILLIAM A. PILE,
ABNER C. HARDING, 
AARON F. STEVENS,
WILLIAM MUNGEN, 
Committee.