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Bureau R F and A L.
Hd Qs 9th Dist Va
Fort Monroe March 28th 1866

Col O Brown
Asst Commissioner,

Colonel:
I have the honor to present the following suggestion for your consideration

To grant transportation to all now receiving support from government who may apply for it, when they give assurance that they are confident of being able to support themselves by removing to another county and where there is good reason to believe that they can so do. At present transportation is applied for only when parties state that they have employment secured elsewhere and that they will no longer be aided by the Bureau

The following are reasons for the foregoing request. Next month is a very active season,

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