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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.

Transcription Notes:
General Howard needs to improve his cursive! To be fair, he had only one arm.... Oh Oh Gen! Howard, did not know that!