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[[preprinted]] WAR DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Refugees, freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
OFFICE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.
Washington, D. C., ^[[May 24th]] 186^[[9]] [[/preprinted]]

Circular Letter

It is the desire of the Commissioner that Superintendents of Schools hereafter [[?are]] great care in preparing and forwarding reports.  Accuracy will be required, especially in statistics.  The number enrolled for each report as given from month to month should be made to compare with the figures on file in this office.  Numbers as presented in narrative statements should also be the same as those given in tabulary reports.  Correct footings are equally necessary.  Inaccuracy in of these reports will necessitate the immediate return of reports for correction.  Attention is likewise called