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Quarter-Master General's Office,
Washington City, May 3d 1862

Mr. J. M. Alvord,
Sec. of Am. Tract Society
Fort Monroe Va.

Sir,

Your letter of the 22d
ult to the Secretary of War, in relation to
securing a room at Fort Monroe for
the purpose of facilitating your operations
as Agent of the American Tract Society
has been referred to this office.

Captain Santelle
Assist. Quarter Master, USA at Fort
Monroe, has this day been written to,
to give you the use of a small room
for this purpose. If he can do so without
injury to the public service.

I am
Very Respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
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Quarter Mst. General