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[[preprinted]] ^[[B 88]] (R., F. & A. L., Vol. ^[[12]] 186^[[8]]. ^[[B.124. ACDC Vol. 4. 1868]] ^[[Washington. D. C]] ^[[May 17th]], 186^[[8]]. [[/preprinted]] Bundy. C. S. B58 O.S.E.D.C. Vol.1.1868. States that upon leaving Lewisburg, West Va. a few days since, Dr. J. F. Cauldwell of that place charged him with the following commission. Say to Gen'l Howard that the Freedmen of Lewisburg have bargained to purchase a stone house well suited for their school-house, owned by the Masons, & to be $350.00 that they have raised $100.00 toward paying for it, that Gen'l Howard agreed to send $250.00 to aid in its purchase whenever a copy of a Deed conveying it to Trustees is sent to him, that the Freedmen have selected Dr. J. F. Cauldwell, David Coffman & A. Seldonridge (loyal white men) as their Trustees. "He can safely send a check for the amount made payable to the recorder whom the Trustees [[?]] as recorded." [[preprinted]] WRAPPER (^[[1]] Enclosure[[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]].) Received, Bureau R.F. & A.L., ^[[May 21st], 186^[[8]]. [[/preprinted]] Recd O.S.E.D.C. 5/24-68. E B 34 [[stamp]] HD. QRS. ASS'T COM'R D. C. BUREAU R. F, & A. L. RECEIVED MAY 23 1868 [[/stamp]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] WAR DEPARTMENT, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, WASHINGTON, ^[[D.C. May 21st]] 186^[[8]]. [[/preprinted]] Respectfully referred to [[underlined]] Gen'l C. H. Howard. [[/underlined]] Ass't. Com'r. of District Columbia. By order of Maj-Gen'l. O. O. Howard. [[signature]] F. D. Sewall [[/signature]] A.A.A. Gen'l. [[stamp]] Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands. Head-Quarters Asst. Commr., D.C, WASHINGTON, MAY 29 1868 [[/stamp]] Respectfully referred to Rev. [[underlined]] John Kimball, [[/underlined]] Supt. of Education. In absence of the [[underlined] Assist. Comm'r. [[/underlined]] [[signature]] Stuart Eldridge [[/signature]] A. A. A. Genl. E.B. Vol.1—68 #34 [[check mark]]