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who would leave the service at a time when his services were needed with troops, should not be employed by another branch of the service.
Very respectfully,
your Obd't Servt.
(Signed) J. Simons
Bvt. Col. U.S. Army
Medical Director.

[[stamp]] Head Quarters DEPT. OF THE POTOMAC,
Richmond, Va., Jan. 24, 1867. [[/stamp]]

Official Copy respectfully furnished Brevet Brigadier General Orlando Brown. Acting Assistant Adjutant General, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Department of the Potomac for his information.
S.F. Chalfin
Assistant Adjutant General.