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Lewinsville, Va. February 20, 1873.

Dear General,

            Yours of the 10th inst. also of 28th ult. have been duly received, the former yesterday.
  I think you did wisely to telegraph [underline] to the President instead of writing, and judge it had the desired result as "the papers say", the President has nearly completed his list of appointments for the 1874 and