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Pamphlet - Ordnance Department, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1863Pamphlet - Ordnance Department, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1863

A pamphlet issued by the Ordnance Office of the U.S. War Department on July 30, 1863, providing details on the administrative duties of the Ordnance Bureau. An insert indicates this pamphlet forms part of a larger work being prepared titled "Administrative Duties of the Ordnance Bureau," which will detail the duties of each division of the Ordnance Office and direct attention to rules for examining property returns. The light blue cover features a decorative double-line border and a central insignia of the Ordnance Department, which includes crossed cannons and other military symbols. Handwritten notation on the cover indicates it was received by Captain A. Mordecai in 1863.