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War Department BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS, OFFICE CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER. Washington, D.C. Nov 11" 1867. General O. Brown Asst. Comm. of Va. Sir I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Fanny Williams for Retained Bounty due her Husband as requested in your letter of the 9" inst. I am very Respectfully Your obt. Servant Geo W Balloch Bvt. Brig Genl and Chf. D.O.
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General George W. Balloch was a member of the Board of Trustees of Howard
University and served as the first Treasurer of the Board of Trustees from 1867 to 1872.
General Balloch was also Chief Disbursing Officer of the Freedmen's Bureau
from 1865 to 1871.