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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
Office Sup't District of the Nottoway,
Petersburg, Va., Sept 9 1865

Col O Brown
Asst Comr
Richmond Va

Colonel

I have the honor to call your attention to the necessity of having the soup houses in this Dist established soon as possible.

There seems to be unnecessary delay in putting them up.
Material, carpenters, masons & Labores have been furnished the C.S., but yet only one is commenced (in this city) which will not be completed before Mondy next 

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