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004 New Orleans La August 9, 1873 Adjutant General Forms Nos 10 and 11. Balance $59351 18/100 New Orleans La August 11, 1873 Adjutant General Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 6th inst authorising the Suspension of payments until October 1, 1873, Should that course be deemed advisable, and permitting me to absent myself until that date &c &c. I shall suspend payment for the time named, because it is thought that in the interior but very few payments could be made claimants generally being engaged upon crops which they would be very reluctant to leave, and which would suffer more or less in case of absence of claimants and witnesses I shall also avail myself of the privilege to be absent from this Station and during my absence my address will be Harrisburg, Penn This office will be left in charge of my clerk with such instructions as will insure the preservation of the records, and the transaction of such routine business as may be necessary I am Sir Very respectfully Your obedient Servant G.G. Huntt Major 1st Cavalry Disbursing Officer New Orleans, La. August 11, 1873. Adjutant General Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of letter of the 6th inst from your office advising me that a supply of blanks, Form No 30, had been forwarded to my address, and to state that they have been received and will be accounted for on my "Property Return" for current quarter. I am Sir Very respectfully Your obedient Servant G.G. Huntt Major 1st Cavalry Disbursing Officer 115 New Orleans, La. August 11, 1873 Adjutant General Sir: Referring to letter of the 6th inst from your office, authorising Suspension of payments, &c &c, and to my letter of this date acknowledging receipt thereof, I have now the honor to state that since my letter was written I have paid 6 claimants, and that these include all whom I expected to come, or who are likely to come to New Orleans, for payment, at this season. I am Sir Very respectfully Your obedient Servant G.G. Huntt Major 1st Cavalry Disbursing Officer New Orleans, La. Aug 16 1873 Adjutant General Forms No 10 and 11 Balance $58.121 65/100 New Orleans, La. August 23 1873 Adjutant General Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 12th inst, enclosing printed "notice" of names of claimants to be paid by Major Thomas M Anderson, Disbursing Officer, and suggesting that a similar list of the claims in my hands for payment by prepared and forwarded &c &c In reply thereto it is respectfully stated, that I am of opinion that the distribution and posting of the "Notices" as suggested in your communication will very greatly assist in the discovery of claimants and list of names of claimants to be paid by me, is therefore, enclosed herewith I am Sir, Very respectfully Your obedient Servant G.G. Huntt Major 1st Cavalry Disbursing Officer
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