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<p corresp='TTP35095946P1' xml:id='OTP35095946P1'>The undersigned, an employee of the Quarter Master's Dep't in this city, is desirous of obtaining a commission as Notary Public, the business of this office rendering the employement of a Notary, a matter of frequent occurrence.
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Your Obt servant<lb/>
Edgar R. Bissell
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J. R. Robinson<lb/>
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