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WAR DEPARTMENT,

ADJUTANT GENERAL's OFFICE

Washington, __________, 186

SIR:

Final Statements in the cases of deceased soldiers are required to be sent to the Adjutant General's Office in duplicate, with one copy of the Inventory of Effects. The Descriptive List should also be sent to this Office in cases where the soldier was absent from his Company at the time of his death. Where there were no effects, it should be so stated on a blank Inventory, properly signed.

Certificates of Disability should be sent in duplicate. Special care should be taken that the date of discharge and signature of the discharging office should be affixed.

All of the Final Statement All Inventory, has been received in the case of Richard Oliver, of Co. "K", 20th Regiment of U.S.C. Troops Volunteers, whose papers were forwarded to this Office. You will please forward the missing papers without delay.

I have the honor to be, sir,

Very respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

Sect. Saggard

Assistant Adjutant General. (110)

COMMANDING OFFICER [strikethrough]

[Asst.?] Surg. J. J. Woodward

S.G.O.

Died Oct 25th [underlined] 1865, on board Steamship Northern 
Light. Enroute from New Orleans, La, to New York City. After 
muster out [+?] before final payment.

Information of of death taken from letter, dated Dec 24' 1866 
from late Comdig [sic] officer Co "K" 20" U.S.C. troops.

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