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War Department, BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS, OFFICE CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER, Washington, D. C., April 17" 1868. General O. Brown Asst. Comr. Richmond Virginia Sir Yours of the 13th inst. transmitting vouchers for Retained Bounty due Benjaman Allen has been received- I have the honor to return the vouchers with the information that on the 29" of January 1867. Maj. Coats went to Fort Macon [[strikethrough]] Norfolk [[/strikethrough]] N. C. and paid seventy seven men of Co's J. and K. 37" U. S. C. T. the Retained Bounty due them, Capt. G. W. Singer witnessing the vouchers- Among the men paid was Benjaman Allen, he making his mark. I cannot think there was any mistake about it, as they were paid from the Company Rolls- just previous to being mustered out. Yours Resp'y Geo. W. Balloch Bvt. Brig. Genl., & Chf. D.O.
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