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you will aid your State & confer a lasting favor on.

Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant.
H.L. Shields
Care Comdg Off
U.S. Arsenal
Charleston

General

While in Washn a few days since - Genl. Howard was kind enough to refer me to you for any information I needed. Altho in another State. You must be well posted in regard to portions of So. Ca. adjoining - Please give me any information you have on the foregoing matters - or such as you can obtain from other reliable sources.

Respy H.L. Shields.