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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, Oct 23d 1865.

Brig. Genl. Davis Tillson
Act'g Asst. Com'r for Georgia
Augusta, Ga.

General

I have the honor to invite your attention to the subjoined copy of an endorsement from the Judge Advocate General U.S.A. with reference to the character of the oath of office, that should be required from contract Surgeons prior to their entering upon the discharge of their duties under their contracts.

War Department
Bureau of Military Justice
October 12th 1865.
"Respectfully returned to the Adjutant General Although this Surgeon employed to furnish attendance and medicines to soldiers and "contrabands", by a Post Commander