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office and yours. The debts are doubtless just and being incurred should be paid.

Whether all were absolutely necessary, and if so whether the Dist. could not have been made to yield sufficient revenue to pay all - are questions which I am not competent to answer.

Again soliciting a reply at your earliest convenience, I have the honor to remain

Very respectfully
Your obt. Serv't.
Henry E. Alvord
Acting Superintendent

Alexandria, Va.
October 16th 1865.

Alvord, Henry E.
Act. Supt Va

Transmits an Acct of the Receipts & Expenditures of the Bureau funds in Sept. in connection of which he makes an explanation of matters under his Superintendence

Rcd H.Q 2nd Asst Supt &c, 13 Oct/65