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Headquarters First Military District.
Office Chief Commissary of Subsistence 
Richmond, Va., December 29th 1868

Bvt Maj. Garrick Mallory U.S.A.
A. A. A. Genl. Bureau R. F & A L.
Richmond Va. 

Major:-
I would respectfully state that no rations of any kind will be issued from this Depot, to the "Howard's Grove Hospital "(nor for the Subsistence of destitute Refugees and freedmen) after the 31st inst. without special authority from the Bvt. Major Genl. Commanding First Military District.

I am Very Respectfully 
Your Obedt Servant.
WA Elderkin 
Bvt. Maj and Chief C.S. 
First Mily. District. 

[[Stamp]] U.S.SUBS. DEPT. DEC 19 1868 W.A.ELDERKIN  [[/Stamp]]

Thro:  Bvt. Col S.F. Chalfin USA. 
A.A. General 
First Mily Dist

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-06 10:07:51 Private W. A. Elderkin, Co. C, 6th Maine, aged 24 years, was wounded at Rappahannock Station,