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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington June 16th, 1865.

Col. O. Brown
Asst. Comr. Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c
State of Virginia.

Colonel,

Prof. W.H. Woodbury will be recognized as Supt. of Schools for Refugees & Freedmen in the State of Virginia.  As this is an appointment not known to the law, no provision has been made for compensation for the person holding the same.  If you have any plan for procuring such compensation please state it to the Commissioner of this Bureau.

In your letter of the 12th inst. you have stated that "no Officers are to be obtained in the Department of Virginia &c.", as there has been a change in Department Commanders since your letter was written, you may now have no difficulty in procuring such