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WarDepartment,
Mashington, april 5.18y8.
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter ofthe 1st Instant. she de
sign and the estimate for the montiney Indul
are approved, and it is hoped you will be enr
abled to complete it within the anonth as you
propose thith sigard to the putrait organ-
eral Taylor from which the likings has been
taken, it probably had best he ent to this
Department to await each disposition as
may hereafter be unsidened proper.
Very respectfully
your Sent:
D.A.M. Pattern
Me L. Marry
Director ofthe Inint
Secutory after
Philadelphia, Perm"
From,
Hon. w. L. Marcy
Sec. of war
loashington
Red. bth
5 Ap 48
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