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Circular

War Department
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A. Lands.
Office Chief Medical Officer.
Washington January 30" 1867.

Sir: 
You will instruct the Medical Officers serving under your command to direct all Official papers intended for this Office to the "Commissioner of the Bureau" with the name and rank of the Chief Medical Officer written on the lower left-hand corner of the envelope.
Postage will not be required to be paid on packages thus prepared for the mail.

Very respectfully Your Obt Servant.
(sgd) L. A Edwards.
Surg. USA and Bvt Col. Chf Med Officer

Official Copy furnished for the instruction and guidance of each Med. Off. in District of Va.

J J De Lamater
Surg USV. Surg in Chf.
Dept of the Potomac
Bureau RF and A Lands

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-17 16:31:22 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-18 12:28:52 corrected date from 1967 to 1867