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97. Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, HEADQUARTERS 10th SUB-DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria, Va., February 6th 1868. Pvt. Brig. Gen. O,Brown Bureau R.F. and A. Lands. Richmond, Va., General,- I have the honor to request that the salary of Messrs George H. Smith and John Raeburn clerks in this office be increased to $100 per month. These gentlemen have been employed in the Bureau for a long time, and are very professional in the business thereof; They are steady and reliable, working assiduously during office hours, and often do over-work which is necessary to keep the records of this office in complete and perfect order. They have been paid heretofore but $75 per month. a sum which is not sufficient to support their families, and I would respectfully recommend the increase in their salaries asked for. From February 1st 1868, I am General, Very Respectfully Your obedient servant S.P. Lee Capt & Bvt Lt-Col. U.S.A. Sub. Asst. Com. Bu R.F. + A.L. 10 Sub-Dist. of Va