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Treasury Department,
RICHMOND DISTRICT,
Richmond 21 Sept. 1865

Dr. Colonel

Will you have the goodness to send the enclosed to Capt. Barnes after reading the several letters to his address answering applications received this AM -
 
I am sorry [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] my agents have made any sales - as I had distinctly instructed them to make no disposition of such property - and think they must have disposed of the buildings before they recd instructions which were doubtless long time in reaching them by reason of inDifferent mail facilities &c. I will take pains to stop such blunders in future and try and have all our Agts - pay proper regard to the just claims & rights of the 

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