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[[preprinted]] War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, ^[[June 18th]] 1866. [[/preprinted]]

Brt. Brig. General C. H. Howard
Asst. Com'r.

General,
I am directed by Major General Howard to say, that he wishes you to forward the report of schools for your district for the term ending on the 1st of July as promptly as possible, so that the annual General report may be completed prior to the close of the month.

I am General
Very Respectfully
Your Ob'd't Servant
[[signature]] A. P. Ketchum [[/signature]]
Actg. Asst. Adj't. Gen'.