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Bureau RF & AL
H'd Qrs Asst Com'r D of P
Richmond Va Jan 4th/67

Respectfully forwarded to Maj Genl O. O. Howard Commissioner requesting authority to purchase Fuel in this and similar cases, and inviting attention to communication from these Head Quarters on this subject dated Nov 24th 1866, and to extract from report of Bvt Capt B C Cook Asst Supt forwarded Jan 1st 1867. Pending the action of the Commissioner I have ordered the purchase and issue of fuel
J M Schofield
Bvt Maj Genl & Asst Com'r
E & M 1st V 8
File
[[strikethrough]] Order Maj White [[/strikethrough]]
[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA BUREAU OF R. F. & A. L. RECD HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER JAN 15 1867 [[/stamp]]

War Department
Bureau R.F and A.L.
Washington Jan 12th 1867

Respectfully referred to Maj Genl J. M. Schofield Asst Comr Va with authority to make the purchases requested. But as the Bureau appropriation for that purpose is small, the Asst Commissioner will limit himself to cases of absolute necessity.

By order of Maj Genl Howard
A. P. Ketchum
Acting. Asst. Adjt. Genl.

EB 218 Vol 2

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