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War Dept.
Bureau Refugees &c
Washington Mch 24/66

Respectfully returned to Col O. Brown Asst Com'r whose attention is invited to the endorsement of Col. G.W. Balloch hereon.

He is hereby authorized to pay the within mentioned expenses in accordance with the suggestion of Col Balloch should he deem it advisable.

By order of 
Maj. Gen. Howard
C. H. Howard
A. Asst Adjt Gen'l

[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA BUREAU OF R. F. & A. L. RECD HD QRS ASST COMMISSIONER MAR 27 1966 [[/stamp]]

War Department
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen &c
Washington March 23d 1866

Respectfully returned.

I have conferred with the Commissary General in relation to this matter and he decides that the Hospital Fund cannot be expended for such purposes.  In view of the necessities of the case, I would suggest that Col Brown pay the rent of such small lots of ground as may be needed, out of the General fund, and that such sums be refunded to him if possible out of the sales of surplus vegetables raised on these lots.

Geo. W. Balloch
Brvt Col & C.S. Vols
chf accounting & disbursing officer

See L. B. 3 vol. 498

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