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Norfolk Oct 20, 1865
To Col'n Brown Sup'nt Freedmans Bureau

Kind Sir -

Excuse the liberty I take in urging an answer to my application for Property made through the office in this place by Mr C E Johnsen three weeks have now elapsed since I placed in his care my Application and all other papers which he instructed me how to prepare for the purpose he pronounced them as being all right and would send them to you which I presume he has done. You would oblige me exceedingly by returning me a favourable answer as soon as you can conveniently - my husband is  now very ill and we have no income whatever if the property were returned to us we would be receiving rent for it which would be some help to us in this time of need- I omitted mentioning in my application that there were certain Bonds taken at