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500 Chauncey, Leonard, Claim Agent, on the 9th Dec. 1865, as per receipt in the hands of the Claimant. I am, General Very respectfully Your obt. Servt. O. Brown Bvt. Brig. Genl. Vols. Asst. Comr 86. Bur. R.F. & A.L. Hd Qrs A. Comr. Va. Richmond, Va, April 23. 1868. Howard Maj. Genl O.O. Commissioner. General, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of communication No. 735, "Claim Division" Bureau Hd Qrs, enclosing discharges of the following named men whose claims have been collected, viz: Bailey Phillips. 1st. Sergt. Co. "B", 36th U.S.C. Tps. Thomas Braxton, Priv. Co. "F", 36th U.S.C. Tps. I am, General Very respectfully Your obt. Servt. O. Brown Bvt. Brig. Genl. Vols. Asst Comr. W. 211, R.F. & A.L, Va/68. 87. Bur. R.F. & A.L. Hd Qrs A. Comr, Va., Richmond, Va., April 24/68. Howard Maj. Genl O.O. Commissioner. General, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of communication No. 745, "Claim Division" War Dept., Bur. R.F. & A.L, enclosing the discharge of Abram Brinkley, late Corporal Co. "F", 10th U.S.C. Tps. (Infty), whose claim for U.S. Bounty has been collected. W.215. R.F. & A.L. Va / 68 501 I am, General Very respectfully Your obt. Servt. O. Brown Bvt. Brig. Genl. Vols. Asst. Comr 88. Bur. R.F. & A.L. Hd Qrs Asst. Comr, Va., Richmond. Va., April 24/68. Howard Maj. Genl O.O. Commissioner. General, In reply to your communication of the 13th inst, enquiring if I had any Agents in my "District" who would like to exchange places with Mr. Thaddeus. K. Preuss, Agt. at Greenville, Miss, I have the honor to state, after having submitted the enquiry to the officers & Agts of this Dist, and received their response, that none can be found who are willing to make such an exchange. Very respectfully Your obt. Servt O. Brown Bvt. Brig. Genl. Vols. Asst. Comr. W.198. R.F. & A.L. Va / 68. 89. Bur. R.F. & A.L. Hd Qrs A. Commr Va., Richmond, Va., April 25. 1868. Howard Maj. Genl O.O. Commissioner. General, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of communication No. 772, Claim Division, Bureau Head Quarters, enclosing the discharge of Wm. Allen, late Seaman on board U.S.S. "Mystic" whose claim for prize money is disallowed. I am, General Very respectfully W.224. R.F. & A.L. Va / 68
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Please keep the sections of the letter together, instead of transcribing in strict left-to-right order across a line of the paper.
Also, transcribe any abbreviations such as "Hd Qrs" as the writer wrote them, do not substitute the full words.
U.S.C. Tps. = United States Colored Troops
Thaddeus K. Preuss from the Mississippi staff roster in the Tips section