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Philad'a 3/15 66

Col O. Brown

Dear Fr'd

A delegation of our Assn of which I was one waited on Genl Howard Stanton & President Johnson with thy order in favor of our Assn in the occupancy and removal of Buildings at Yorktown  They each & every endorsed the order.

We want next that a specification or description be made of the buildings belonging to the War Dept and consigned to the Bureau at & near Fort Magruder so that they may be retained