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W. 465 R.F. & A.L. Va. Vol 2/67.

Gloucester Court House, Va.,
July 25th, 1867.

Waterman, J.L.
Registrar at Large, Gloucester Co.

Applies for a position in the Bureau.

[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F. & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. AUG 6 1867 [[/stamp]]

Bureau R.F. & A.L.,
Hd. Qrs. 5th Sub Dist. Va.,
Fort Monroe, Va., Aug. 2, 1867.

Respectfully forwarded to the Asst. Commissioner, asking the appointment of applicant as Agent in charge of County of Gloucester, since I understand, that he would be willing to assume charge of that County, with Hd. Qrs. at Gloucester C.H.,- the only person I have yet discovered willing to remain in that remote and gloomy region.  It is of the utmost importance to have a good man there.  The county is large, the population remote from usually traveled roads; they know almost nothing of their newly acquired rights and duties, are entirely at the mercy of their

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