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83 876. CEPEDA, Governor of Coahuila. [left margin] Septbr. 29. 1873. His Excellency Senor Don Victoriano Cepeda Governor of Coahuila, Mexico. Senor:

               I have the honor to inform you that I have been directed by the Honorable, the Secretary of War, to restore to the Mexican Government the Arms, deposited by Colonel Pedro A. Valdez of the Mexican Army at Fort Duncan in march 1872, and to request that you designate some person to receive the arms from Lieut. Colonel W. R. Shafter, 24th U. S. Infantry, the Commander of that Post.
                                                                                           I have the honor to be
                                                                                             Very respectfully

(L. S. 284. D. T.'73) Your obdt. servant 4011.D. T.'73. (Sgd) C. C. Augur

                                                                                                   Brigadier General U. S. Army
                                                                                                   Commanding

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