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Office Asst Supt
Bureau R F & A L
Suffolk Va July 5th 1866

Captain
I had the honor on Monday the 2d inst to forward through your office a requisition on the Commandant of the Post of Norfolk for a small detail of men for temporary service while waiting orders from Richmond in reply to my special report of June 30th I have received no reply to the application in question; but Maj Egbert an officer sent up by the [[Commissary?]] Office at Norfolk, informed me verbaly that he thought my application would not be successful.

In connection with my report and application of June 30th to the Asst Commissioner of Richmond I respectfully ask to add the following statements, to convince the Commanding General of the justice of my demand for a small detachment of troops — 2 non commissioned officers and 10 men

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