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3. V. 534, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, Head Quarters Ass't. Commissioner, State of Virginia. Richmond, Va., 2d April 1866 Genl S.C. Armstrong Superintendent General, I send you by to-days mail blank forms for claims of colored soldiers, sailors, and their representatives, against the U.S. Govt- I enclose printed instructions for preparing same. Please acknowledge receipt. By order of Col O Brown James. A. Bates Capt & a.a.a.g (2 Enclosures)