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Copy made for Gen'l Augur 11/13/74

all summer undergoing fatigues and hardships and working day and night and without the taste of a fresh vegetable during that time, these petty squabbles over the loss of a few potatoes and onions while they have been suffering for months for the want of them, seems very puerile and trifling and I respectfully invoke the authority of the Secretary of War to decide these questions in the interests of the Army and not of any particular Department thereof. San Antonio Nov 12 1874 Official Aide de Camp (Sgd) C.C. Augur Brig Genl USA Comdg