War Department
Washington City
May 8th 1865
Col. H.H. Wells
Washington,
Sir:
Please find and send me a boy
called Slackman or Bushman connected with Ford's
Theater, and the man Jake, the Carpenter at the Theater
referred to by the boy Slackman in his statement to
James P. Ferguson. Please attend to this at once.
Very Respy
Your Obt Svt
H.L. Burnett
Judge Advocate