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War Department, 
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, D.C., July 20th, 1875.

This description, or extract from the official records, is to be considered strictly confidential, and is furnished to the disbursing officer to enable him to detect frauds. He should question each claimant fully as to his military history, and, in cases of deceased soldiers, the heirs should be questioned as to the military history of husband, father, brother, or son, as the case may be.

Before making payments the disbursing officer should be fully satisfied that the parties claiming the money are the persons they represent themselves to be. In case of doubt as to the identity of the soldier, payment will be refused, and the disbursing officer will reduce to writing the questions and answers, and at once transmit the same to the Adjutant General of the Army, with a fully report. 

Thomas M Vincent
Assistant Adjutant General.

1606
Paid
622510
(No 24.)

CONFIDENTIAL.

Frank Ware Pvt 
Late L Co., 5 Reg't U.S.C.H.A

Name not found on the Rolls of Co I 5th U.S.C. Arty hy
AS. T.W.

TW Jordan
365
Robt Eastman
Benj Bicham

Nov 8/75

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Unsure of the faint words near the bottom ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-08-28 16:39:38 Those words appear to have been intended to be erased. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-09-01 09:17:20