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Suffolk Va Feby 10th 1866 Maj Genl Howard Com'r Freedmens Bureau Washington DC General I have the honor respectfully to solicit an appointment as agent of the F Bureau. I entered the service of the Government as Captain in the 13th Regt NY Vols in April 1861 and remained in that service until July 12th 1865 where I was mustered out as Colonel of the 3d Regt NY Cavy Vols. When the Rebellion ended I married in Virginia and have taken up a residence in said State but the prejudice existing in the minds of Virginians towards Northern men and especially towards Federal Officers forbids my entering into business with a reasonable