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643 Aug 28th Captain In accordance with your request of the 27th inst, you are informed that all [[colored?]] men who enlisted after [[Jany?]] [[?]] 1864 are entitled [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] to Bounty as follows $100 for one year $200 for two years $300 for three years and if such soldiers are mustered out by orders, before the expiration of terms of service they are entitled to the remaining bounty. I have forwarded to your address ten (10) copies of the blank declaration [[received?]] in claims of colored soldiers and their heirs. Please acknowledge receipt. Respectfully Your Obt Servt W W. Deane Bt Maj & A. A. Genl. Capt N Sellers Hill ASA Com'r Macon Ga.
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There are two tears in the letter that cause the two questions above.