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82 731. "Telegram" MO. MIL.DIV. [left margin] August 11, 1873. Lieutenant General Sheridan Chicago, Ills.

                       Colonel Clarke has ordered a large lot of Butter and canned Stores to be sent here from New Orleans.  This Department has suffered so much from New Orleans that I know, they will not be used and it will be a dead loss to send them.

Would prefer to have none sent rather than these.

                                                                                          (Sgd) C. C. Augur
                                                                                                    Brig. Gen'l. U.S.A.
                                                                                                    Commdg.

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