[page 1] No. 40. SPECIAL REQUISITION [begin handwritten text] QM Dept 1s Del. Cavalry Monrovia B&ORR August 21st 1864 [end handwritten text] For [begin handwritten text] [illegible] 1st Reg't Del. Vol. Cavlry [begin deleted text] 1 [illegible] Ambulance Hind Wheel [end deleted text] 2 Low Sets Ambulance Wheel H[illegible]p 2 Low Mules [begin deleted text] 1 One Pr Double trees for Ambulance [end deleted text] [written vertically on left] Approved E B Tyler 1 Brig Genl [written vertically on right] Since making this requisi- tion an ambulance had been recovered and only required the articles herein named to make it complete. E B. Tyler BGen [end handwritten text] I CERTIFY that the above requisition is correct; and that the articles specified are absolutely requisite for the public service, rendered so by the following circumstances: [begin handwritten text] The Regiment has none, and the men are scattered over a large extent of country at picket stations and, an ambulance is higly necessary to bring the sick to Regimental Hospital J. Hayes Shields Surgn 1st Del. Cav Apprv N.B. Knight Lt Col [illegible] Capt RBNewport, Asst [end handwritten text] Quartermaster, U. S. Army, will issue the articles specified in the above requisition. [stamped] APPROVED, August 27, 1864 [illegible signature] SURGEON U. S. A. Medical Director [written vertically in red ink] Approved, August 29"1864 By Command of Maj Gen. Wallace G.S. Blodgett Capt. & Actg Corps QM CM[illegible Capt&QM [end handwritten text] Commanding. RECEIVED at the of , 186 , of Quartermaster U. S. Army, in full of the above requisition. [SIGNED IN DUPLICATE.] Jnol Graham Lt&R QM DelCavy [page 1 break] [page 2] [begin handwritten text] 76 [end handwritten text] No. 40. [begin handwritten text] Ml. [end handwritten text] No. ABSTRACT [begin deleted text] K [end deleted text, begin handwritten text] M. [end handwritten text] Qr. 186 [begin handwritten text] 4. Lt. Jno. G. Graham R. QM. [end handwritten text] SPECIAL REQUISITION. [illegible writing in blue pencil] [page 2 break]