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BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS, HD.QRS. ASS'T. COMM'R. 4TH DIV. 2ND SUB-DISTRICT, Burkeville, Va., July 15th 1867. Bt Brig Gen'l, D, Brown Asst Commissioner, Bureau, R. F. & A. L. I have the honor to apply for a leave of absence of twenty days, with permission to apply for an extension of ten days, upon a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability herewith enclosed. I would respectfully state that owing to the increased duties lately devolving upon me, I have suffered from ill health and old wounds, so much so, that I am unable to perform the duties required of me without some rest and medical attendance. I would also state, that the interests on business of this Bureau will not suffer by my absence, as I have made an arrangement with a friend, a gentleman from New York City, to take charge of the Office, attend to Freedmen's Complaints &c &c during my absence. I am Gen'l Very Respectfully, D. J. Connolly Bvt Capt. U.S.V. Asst Sub Asst Coms'r