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War Department, 
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 
Washington, DC March 22nd 1866. 

Circular Letter. 
Sir, 
The following copy of an endorsement from the Surgeon Genl U.S.A. is furnished for your information and guidance: 
"Respectfully returned to Maj. Genl O.O. Howard U.S.A. Commissioner Bureau Refugees &c &c with remarks that in the opinion of the Surgeon General it is competent for the Chief Medical Officer on duty with each Asst Com'r to inspect and condemn Hospital property in possession of Medical Officers serving with the Bureau, under instructions to that effect from Maj. Genl Howard Com'r Bureau Refugees &&& Surgeon Genl Office (Sigd.) P.K. Barnes March 20, 1866. Surgeon Genl" 
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