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Post Office.

Houston Texas.

March 25th 1867.

To whom it may concern,

I Wm. M. Daily. special agent of the Post Office Department, by virtue of the authority vested in me. do here by suspend from all the functions of his office Mr A.P. Delano, now Deputy Post Master at Martin Falls Co. Texas. and hereby order him to turn over to Col F.B. Sturgis, all the property and effects of said Post Office, as he is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for the same. This is done to meet an emergency.- the said Deputy Post Master. A.P. Delano. being under criminal charges. for which he is liable to be tried before the U.S. District Court. Affidavits being made upon which such prosecution, is to be based. and in case same A.P. Delano. refuses to peaceably and promptly turn over the effects of said Post Office. to said Col F.B. Sturgis, then said F.B. Sturgis. is hereby directed to take forcible possession of same office. by due process of law, or by the Military. under my authority, in the name of the U.S. Post Office. Dep't.

Signed 
Wm M Daily.
Spec- Agt- P.O. Dep't