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state, are being mustered out and many cases are arrising and will arise of families of deceased soldiers needing aid to obtain final settlement and of discharged soldiers having claims for bounties due them by state recruiting agents to pay for which advice their meanes would often be exausted. Some Officer be appointed as Special Judge Advocate in their behalf.

Many of these claims for bounties from State agents can be obtained by writing to the Governors as has been frequently done - many such claims must be legally prosecuted

The facts that these men's families have received no State Aid - that the bounties they actually secured have been so [[?]] that on leaving the U.S. Service they find so much difficulty in obtaining situations with southern men who naturally object to having those who left them to enter the service, seem to warrant such assistance being afforded them. 

Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
(signed) A. S. Hartwell 
Bvt Brig Genl

Official copy
A.A.G.

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