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3 Enclosures

B.R.F. & A.L. Office Asst. Supt
Woodstock Va Apl 9th/67

Respectfully returned to Capt J.A. McDonnell stating that the enclosed letter of Messr. Gatewood & Trout. is false in every particular as relates to my action - 

First: I have but one U.S. soldier here. 

Secondly: I did not visit the office but sent enclosed letter (Exibit A) by said soldier, alone. 

Thirdly: They refused to give him any papers. because "both Editors were out of town” but - a few minutes after I recieved a note signed “Gatewood & Trout. informing me that I could have two of the copies which they had “Since found. by paying usual price ten cts per copy.” I sent the messenger back with a verbal request that Messr. G. & T. would take copies from their retained files, as I wished them for the chief of this Dist: (ie Capt. McDonnell): They again wrote next day. - purposely misunderstanding me - that if I ordered them on the authority of Gen. Scofield to say so. I informed the messenger that. if I had an answer I would

Transcription Notes:
Assuming Va to be the state, although appears illegible Date appears to be “07” but “67” is time frame of letters. Note: The word Messenger uses a flourished letter “fs”= ss, a long s — I come across this a lot, perhaps it should be noted in the instructions. It would be helpful to new transcribers, like myself. This long s also may appear in other words I cannot well determine before G & T. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-11-03 13:47:04 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-11-03 14:44:15 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-11-03 15:17:21 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-11-03 17:04:15 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-11-03 19:01:01