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effected for building. A resident of the town for thirty years, I desire to have a home there again and to do what I can to raise the place from its ashes and desolation.

I desire further to state that I am a loyal citizen of the United States, having duly complied with the requirements of all proclamations and orders of the President and military commanders of the Department.

F. A. Schmelz