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Treasury Department, Bureau of Statistics, Oct. 16th, 1867 Gen. [[?]] Howard Dear Sir I desire on behalf of the Normal & Preparatory Department of Howard University to request that four small stoves (coal) with an elbow & two joints of pipe each, be furnished for the use [[strikethrough]] of the [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] in the Normal School Building (for freedmen). Yours Respectfully D. B. Nichols Supt. of Building & Grounds of H.U.