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There are on duty at this post, Companies "L" and "M" 9th U S. Cavalry, Light Battery "I" 1st U S. Artillery and Companies "C" "F" and "H" 41st U S. Infantry, a total of seven (7) Commissioned Officers and 373 Enlisted men. There are but few colored people along this frontier, and they generally have employment for good wages. I know of no difficulty in the performance of my duty as Sub-Asst. Commissioner, and have no suggestions to make for the more efficient operations of the Bureau I have the honor to be Vy Respectfully Your obdt. Sert. Ranald S. Mackenzie Col. 41st Infy. Bvt. Brig. Genl. U S.A. Sub. Asst. Commissioner.
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Ranald Slidell Mackenzie