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NARA 35 

Stanford Ky July 1, 1872 
Dear Sir, 
May 11th 1872. I received from the 2nd Auditors Office Certificate No 590.212 for $93.01 payable to Patsey Lee widow of Hiram Spraggins decd. a late Q.M. Supt Co K  39' Rgt U.S. Infty for service from 1st Jany 1867 to 23rd day of aug 1867 time of his death payable by the pay master Genl. Washington & duplicate forwarded on that day to Freedman's Bureau, since which nothing has been heard from the  claim though that Department at Washington has been written to on the subject By act of Congress I see that the Freedman's Bureau ceased on 30th June yesterday, and the adjutant since has management, Since I write to you asking that you will give me for Patsey, the information why the check for claim allowed has not been forwarded
Respectfully Yours
R. Blain 

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