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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters Assistant Commissioner, District of Virginia,
Richmond, Va., December 2d 1867

Major Genl. O.O. Howard 
Commissioner, 

General, 
I respectfully request permission to turn over, for gratuitous distribution, to a Society for the relief of the destitute of this City, composed of Northern Ladies, 

Five hundred (500) overcoats. 
One thousand (1000) Blankets. 

I am, General 
very respectfully
your obt. servant 
O Brown 
Bvt: Brig: Genl. Vols
Asst: Comr.

No overcoats on Bureau Returns of Capt White who has 500 on QM Returns -
Capt White has only 650 & 60 total 710 Blks on B. Returns & none on QM Returns