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[[rec]]ommend that the building be bought if procurable at a cost of Eighteen hundred ($1800.00) dollars. [[signature]] C. E. Compton. [[/signature]] Maj & Bvt Lt Col U. S. A. Asst Commissioner. (2 Enclosures.) Bureau Ref. F & AL. Hd. Qrs. Asst. Com. N. C. Raleigh. Apr 25 1869. Respectfully returned to Mrs. [[underlined]] J. P. R. Hanly, [[/underlined]] (thro. Supt. of Education.) Attention is invited to endorsement from Bureau Hd. Qrs. of 17th inst. herein, by which it will be seen that the Commissioner declines to authorize the purchase of this building. [[checkmark]] [[signature]] C. E. Compton. [[/signature]] Maj & Bt Lt Col. U. S. A. Asst Comsr, [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] War Department, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Washington, Apl 17 1869 Respectfully [[/preprinted]] returned to the Assistant Commissioner of North Carolina. Under the circumstances as stated in the enclosed letter of Mr [[underlined]] Whittemore [[/underlined]] the Commr does not deem it wise to purchase the building described. By order of Bvt. Major Genl [[underlined]] Howard [[/underlined]] [[signature]] E. Whittlesey [[/signature]] A. A. A. General EB 368 Vol 5 [[stamp]] REC'D HD Q'RS BU R. F. & AL. NORTH CAROLINA APR 19 1869 [[/stamp]]
Transcription Notes:
The way Compton signs his name may look like "C. C.," but it is actually "C. E."