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One page letter in response to President Wise's claim for the college of William and Mary to receive war repararations caused to the property during the Civil War. Butler's response to Wise was that the filed claim was not approved by Congress.
Benjamin Butler Letter to Henry A. Wise, 1871 April 23, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.