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WAR DEPARTMENT, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Washington, Aug 5 1867. Capt. J. M. Brown Disbursing Officer Capt. You are authorized to expend ($1500) fifteen hundred dollars in the erection of an Industrial School building, for Miss Susan Walker's use for educating ^ & supplying refugees & freedmen in addition to the cost of present temporary building on Miss Walker's lot. You will please conform to her plans [[?]]ting cellar, stone or brick foundation & such other [[?]] as will bring the price to the above named sum - Yours truly O. O. Howard Maj. Gen.
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General Howard needs to improve his cursive!
To be fair, he had only one arm....
Oh Oh Gen! Howard, did not know that!