[begin handwritten text] J.13.     Copy. [end handwritten text]

Quartermaster General's Office
Clothing and Equipage Division,
Washington City [begin handwritten text] Dec. 8th [end handwritten text] 186 [begin handwritten text] 5 [end handwritten text].

Sir:

You are respectfully informed that your Affidavit pertaining to Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage, for [begin handwritten text] the period you were in the U.S. Service. [end handwritten text] has been received, examined at this Office, and transmitted to the Office of the Second Auditor of the Treasury for final action, to whom you will apply for the required certificate of non=indebtedness.  [begin handwritten text] Returns sent to 2nd Aud Dec 8th 1865. [end handwritten text]

Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

By order of the Quartermaster General:

[begin handwritten text] (Signed) A. J. Perry. [end handwritten text]

Colonel, Q. M. Dept. [begin handwritten text] &
Brevt, Brig, Gen'l.

Afs. Surg. R. B. McKee.
1st Del. Cav.
Delaware City.
Del. [end handwritten text]