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C 57 - [[OSE?]]
 
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L. R. Vol. ^[[4]] No ^[[C. 196]] A. C. D. C., 186^[[8]].

^[[Lewisburg W. Va]]
^[[May 15" 1868]]

^[[Caldwell, J. F.]]

^[[C. 57. O.S.E.D.C. Vol. 1.—1868.]]

(Wrapper ^[[One]] enclosure[[strikethrough]]s[[/stikethrough]])
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States that the colored people of that place have
selected [[underlined]] J.F. Caldwell, David Coffman [[/underlined]], and [[underlined]] Arch. Seldonridge [[/underlined]] to act as Trustees of School.

That they have bargained for the purchase of a house and lot, suitable for School purposes, from the Masons and it can be secured as soon as the $250 00 promised by the Bureau, is received.

That they will place the School in charge of [[underlined]] W. F. Taylor [[/underlined]] (col'd) of Baltimore, who desires transportation from Baltimore Md to Lewisburg W. Va. to be furnished by the Bureau

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Received A. C. D. C. ^[[5/21]] 186^[[8]].
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[[preprinted]]
 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands
Head-Quarters Asst. Commr., D. C.,
WASHINGTON, ^[[May 29]] 186^[[8]].

Respectfully [[/preprinted]] referred to Rev.
[[underlined]] John Kimball, [[/underlined]] Supt. of Education.

In absence of the [[underlined]] Asst. Comm'r. [[/underlined]]
[[signature]] Stuart Eldridge [[/signature]]
[[check mark]]
A. A. A. Genl.

E.B. 42 Vol. 1
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