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Hd. Qrs. Army of the Shenandoah,
MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
Winchester Va. July 13th 1865-
To
Maj Genl Howard.
Chief of Freedmens Bureau.
Washington D.C.

Sir
I have the honor to request that an agent be appointed for the Shenandoah Valley to look after the interests of the Freedmen Many persons wish to get rid of the old men & women left on their places that they may hire white laborers and I am constantly