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Quartermaster General's Office Washington D.C. 25 January 1866. Maj Gen'l O O Howard Commr Bureau of F.R. &c Washington D.C. General You are respectfully informed that [[underlined]] Col. C W Bradley [[/underlined]] Chief Q M Middle Dept Baltimore MD. has been directed to cause to be turned over to the proper Officer of the Freedmens Bureau a sufficient quantity of lumber from the Govt Buildings at Cumberland Md. for the purpose of erecting a school-house for the benefit of the colored people who have congregated in that locality Very Respectfully, Your Obdt. Servt. By order of Q.M. Genl. (signed) J J Dana Col Q.M. Dept. Bvt Brig Genl. over