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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, February 1, 1867

Bvt. Maj. Gen. J B Kiddo.
Galveston Texas

General,
I am directed by Maj. Gen. Howard to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 2d inst. forwarding printed copies of letters relative to treatment of freedmen, and to request that you will furnish this office with duplicate copies of the same, if you have them to spare.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
A.P. Ketchum
Bvt Maj & A.A.A. Genl.

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