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A-1 [[double underlined]] A20. R.F. & A.L. 1865. [[/double underlined]] Charlotte N.C. June 26, 1865 [[line across page]] [[underlined]] Armsby Lawrence [[/underlined]] Chaplain 8" Minn. [[underlined]] James Mitchell [[/underlined]] Chaplain 178 OVI [[line across page]] Request that a lot of land may be given to society of colored people for church purposes. [[double line across page]] Recd July 1, 1865 RF & AL [[end page]] [[start page]] A-1 War Department Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c. Washington July 1865 Respectfully referred to Col. [[underlined]] E. Whittlesey [[/underlined]] Asst Com'r for N. Carolina. By command J.S. Fullerton Asst. Adj. Genl [[double line across page]] A.1. Charlotte N.C. July 6" 1865 Armsby Lawrence Chaplain 8" Minn Requests that a lot of land may be given to society of Col'd people for establishing a church. Does not define location or state terms for which such land might be bought Red July 9" 1865 - Asst. Com. N.C. RF & AL. A. 1
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Lawrence Armsby, Chaplain of 8th Minnesota Infantry
James Mitchell, Chaplain 178th, Ohio Voluntary Infantry
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