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my judgment I shall not be really needed after December 1st or December 5th, at latest.

    Doubtless Gen'l. Hazen would be very glad of the assistance of an officer until the arrival of his permanent assistant Bvt. Capt. Penney, the Adjt. of his regiment, who will arrive early in January - but I do not think it best for me to stay that long, and, in addition, I do not care to personally.
    I calculate that this will reach you on Friady, the 27th instant, and request that you will direct Maj. Woodward to issue an order of the substance of that upon opposite page, in time [2 words underlined] to have the same start to me by the mail which leaves Gibson on Sunday Nov. 29th or Monday Nov'r. 30th.  It will then reach me, unless unusually delayed, on Saturday