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NARA 823

Disbursing Office,
Freedmen's Branch, A.G.O.,
Memphis Tenn, Nov 8th 1874

Joseph L. Horr Esq
Clerk in charge of Disbursing Office FB AGO
Nashville. Tenn.

Sir:
I take sincere pleasure in communicating to you the fact, that I have just been informed by a communication received from the Adjutants General's Office, that by direction of the Secretary of War. The compensation of both Mr Wm M Biddle and yourself is to be increased to $125.00 per month each, dating from the 1st day of the present month.  You will be guided by this information in preparing your vouchers for payment for the present month.  The Adjutant General's communication is dated Nov 4th '74.