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War Department, 
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, August 27, 1866. 

Maj. Gen J.M. Schofield
Asst Comr. 

Gen'l. 
As the Gen'l Order assigning the military Departments is a little vague as to the limits of the Dept of Washington, a question has arisen as to the counties of Virginia heretofore included in this Dept. viz Loudon, Fairfax and Alexandria. As all the business of the last two counties naturally comes here I would prefer that for the present they should be under the jurisdiction of the Asst. Com'r of District of Columbia. 
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