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U. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH. June 17 1865. By Telegraph from Richmond 1865. To Col O Brown & Nfs Report immediately by telegraph and by letter what you deem a fair compensation for freedmen Labor after & above clothing food medical attendance & without such within the lines of your district as well as you can for example able bodied Men & women & children above 12 years of age answer now without [[strikethrough]] about [[/strikethrough]] regard to the old men whether advisable to pay in cash or to secure payments in rents crops or in land O O Howard Maj. Genl &c
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