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[[preprinted]] 204 [[/preprinted]] Oct 27th Rev Mr Lanahan, Dear Sir, Your letter of Oct 21st has been referred to me by Gnl C. H. Howard. I was at Rockville last week, and examined the house. It is as you know very much out of repair. The Bureau will aid the Colored people to get a school house. We are willing to give $200.00 if with that help they can get a house. (This is the amount which we give in most places) They would like to buy the church, and fit up the basement for a school & use the other part for a church. Quite a sum of money must be expended thus to fit it up. They can raise but a small sum now.