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War Department Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands, Office Chief Quartermaster, Washington, D.C. July 1st, 1869 Hon. S.S. Ashley Supt. Pub. Instruction Raleigh, N.C. Referring to your communication of 26th ultima, requesting the loan, for purpose of illustration in the school law [[best guess]] of the State of North Carolina, of some of the electrotype plates used in the work referred to by you, published for Mr. C.T. Chase, you are respectfully informed that the plates specified will be loaned you for the purpose stated, with the understanding that the Express Charges, both ways are to be paid by you; and that you will be responsible for the laps of, or damage to the same. By command of Bt. Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard (Signed) Henry M. Whittelsey Chief Quartermaster Bureau RF & AL.