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ASSISTANT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,
United States Internal Revenue,
1 Division, 6th District, Virginia.

Staunton Febry 7th 1867

Capt. John A. McDonnell,
Supt. 9th Dist. Dept. Potomac,
Winchester, Va.

This is to certify that I have known Mr. F. S. Tukey since August 1865, that I never heard any complaint of him as an officer or gentleman during his former administration as Asst. Supt. of the Freedmans Bureau of this place. On the contrary as far as I know, his management of the affairs of the Bureau gave general satisfaction, that I never heard of any improper intimacy between him and the Rebels and that I considered him a reliable Union man.

Very Respectfully
Wm. L.Hern
Asst. Assr.