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and his retention in the V. R. Corps he not being able to appear before the aforesaid Examining Board.
I have the honor to state that Mrs Roberts, together with Representative Niblack of Indiana, and the Hon D. P. Holloway late commissioner of Patents, had an interview with the Hon the Sec'y of War, E M. Stanton, and that he - (the secretary) assured Mrs Roberts in the presence of these Gentlemen that her husband should not be mustered out of service on account of disability.
Mrs Roberts - the same Gentlemen accompanying her - waited on the A.A.A.G. at Maj Genl O. Howard's Head Quarters (Genl Howard being absent) and informed him of the decision of the Secretary of War in reference to her husband, upon which she was informed by the A.A.A.G. that no action would be taken towards his being relieved from duty in the Bureau or his Muster out, while his Commanding officer was willing to do as he had been doing - ie attending to his duties for him - as Mrs Roberts informed both the Secretary of War, and the