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Catonsville, Balt Co. Md.
Sept 7. 1868

To Genl C. H. Howard
Asst Com Freedmen's Bureau

Sir
The undersigned Trustee of Colored School at Catonsville respectfully applies for desks to accommodate 50 pupils at the school house just erected. The building is complete except desks. The size can be ascertained from the record. According to my recollection it is 26 X 50 feet

We would prefer double desks with permanent seats.

Respy
[[signature]] Paul Bokkelen [/signature]]

The building will seat 100 pupils & we expect to have that number, but do not feel at liberty to ask more than 25 double desks unless the Bureau can conveniently appropriate the opposite and for sta??