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War Department,
Bureau of Refuges, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, December 21 1867

Circular Letter

Please introduce in writing after the word troops in the second paragraph of Circular Letter from this office of date December 11th 1867 the words "or other officer specially designated by the Secretary of War." This phrase was erroneously omitted from the original copies.
Make the correction official to your officers and Agents.

By order of
Major General O.O. Howard Commissioner
Jas Bemis
Actg Asst. Adjt General

Bvt Major Genl J.J. Reynolds
Assistant Commissioner
Galveston Texas