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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, Sept 4th, 1865

Col. O. Brown
Ass't Comm'r &c
Col,
It is reported that agents of this Bureau have in their possession certain personal property owned by Mrs. McCandlish whose real estate was directed to be restored to her by endorsement of Sept 2d in her application.
You will please order this property to be at once restored to Mrs. McCandlish. If possible to allow Mrs. Mc C the use of her home immediately without great detriment to the interests of the parties now there, you will please do so. 
By order of (over)

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The word owner should be owned ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 13:41:30 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 21:37:37 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-11 10:37:35 missing word is "reported"