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Headquarters, District of Texas,
Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office, A.A.Q.M. and Disbursing Officer,
Austin, Texas June 23d 1868.

Brevet Brig. Gen O. Brown.
Asst Commissioner
Richmond, Va 

General:
I crave your indulgence for troubling you with a matter entirely personal.

By reference to the enclosed letter and endorsements thereon, it will be seen that I desire to change my station to a state farther North. If a vacancy should occur in your Department please consider me an applicant for the same. Transportation to be paid for, by myself. My reasons for desiring the change are clearly set forth in the letter enclosed.

Your attention is [[?invited]] to the endorsement of Brevet Capt. C.S. Roberts, thereon.