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NARA 117

Hopkinsville Kentucky
July 17th 1872

Hon W. W. Belknapp
Secretary of War
Washington DC

Sir
I am the Mother of Richard Boyd who was a Soldier of Co A 2d light Artilery and on the 14th Oct 1871 it appears I was allowed $105.06 of his bounty as per Certificate No 585569 and sent to the Freedmans Bureau =

I sent a Special Order and Duplicate Receipts with instruction to send my check to me care of D S Hays and Genl Howard failed to send me a check for my mony or return my receipts

D S Hays prepared my papers he is my attorney and I request you to send my check to his care or return my receipts if you have them

Rose Boyd her X mark

Jas Rodman
R. T. Petrie

Subscribed and sworn to before me by Rose Boyd this 17th July 1872 witness my hand and Affixed Seal

B. M. Harrison Clk
Christian County Court 

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