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Union Forever.
Pittsburgh. Septemeber 14, 1865

Dear Sir
I hope you will pardon
the presumption in address you a
few lines you [illegible] that I saw
you in the office of the commissioner of Indian
Affairs. I was then at Washington for the
purpose of settling a claim that I have
against the [Name] department for the sum of
three hundred and sixteen ($316.00) dollars but
as it had to go to the Secretary of the Interior I could
not wait on expense could you have the
matter settled for me. I would be under
deep and lasting obligation for your trouble
Should I get the claim I will immediately
start from [illegible] I was in hopes that