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Bureau R. F. & A. L.
H'd Qur's 9th Dist Dept Potomac,
Winchester Va., Nov. 15th 1866.

B't Brig Gen'l O. Brown,
Act. Asst. Adjt Gen'l,
Richmond Va.

General,
I have the honor respectfully to request, that that part of Special Orders No. 169 C.S. by which I am relieved from duty as Supt. of this District and ordered to report for duty to Capt. John A. McDonnell V.R.C., be revoked, for the reason, that Capt. McDonnell is my junior in rank, his appointment in the Vet. Res. Corps bearing date of July 23d 1863, while mine bears date of June 27th 1863.  I have ventured to make this request, because I supposed upon receiving the order in question, that it must have been issued through some mistake in regard to the rank of Capt McDonnell and myself,

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