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Disbursing Office F.B.A.G.O
Louisville Ky July 30th 1873

Brig General
E.D. Townsend
Adj Gen USA
Washington DC

General
I respectfully request to be furnished with the some blanks. Form no 16 for use in this office.
I am General
Very Respectfully
(Signed) A.P. Howe
May 4th Arty
Disbursing Officer


Disbursing Office F.B.A.G.O
Louisville Ky July 31st 1873

Brig General
E.D. Townsend
Adj Gen USA
Washington DC

General
I respectfully enclose herewith my report of "Person and Articles Employed and hired" in the Disbursing Office at this place for the month of July 1873: with accounts for services rendered during the month. 
7 enclosures.


Disbursing Office F.B.A.G.O
Louisville Ky July 31st 1873

General
I respectfully inclose herewith my monthly account current for July 1873 with abstracts of Disbursement, Advances, Deposits and Vouchers.
23 enclosures   
I am General
Very Respectfully
(Signed)A.P. Howe
Major 4th Arty
Disbursing Officer

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Louisville Ky August 12, 1873

Adjutant General
U.S Army
Washington D.C.

Sir
I have the honor to report my balance of public funds on deposit and in hand at the close of the week ending Saturday August 2nd 1873 as follows-  
With the U.S. Depository Louisville Ky $23643.37
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
(Signed) A.P. Howe
Major 4th Arty
Disbursing Officer


Disbursing Office F.B.A.G.O.
Louisville Ky August 4th 1873

E D Townsend
Adj Genl USA
Washington DC

General
In the list of claimants forwarded to me on the 16th April last it appears that Treasury Certificate No 586839 was issued in favor of Richard Read, Louis Read and Julia Lee, children of Noah Read alias Goalley late Pvt Co "C" 107 Reg.
Richard Read has presented to me an affidvait of identification showing that himself Louis Read and Julia Lee are Brother & Sister of Noah Read late Pvt Co "C" 107 C.T. Richard Read states that his Brother Noah Read never had any children.
I respectfully request to be informed if there is any mistake in the record of this case sent me on the 16th April

I am General
Very Respectfully
(Signed) A.P. Howe
Maj 4th Arty
Disbursing Officer

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Replace [[?]] ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-17 15:55:21 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-18 12:10:07 entirely blank ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-20 15:59:10 -Corrected the order of the transcription of each letter. "Disbursing Officer, Louisville, date" (the sender) should come first, then the list of names in the margin (the recipients of the letter), then the contents. Just like we would write a letter today. -F.B.A.G.O -fixed multiple other errors ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-22 09:45:01