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Office of Gen'l Supt of Sch's
Little Rock Ark. June 1, 1866.

C. Millerd
Pine Bluff Ark.

Dear Sir,
Your letter of May 16 enclosing Miss Perrys letter of May 1st & asking for blank School reports is before me, and I will forward herewith two blanks on which you will please report both your day and night School for May. Hope Miss Perry may conclude to work in this State. Glad to hear of the Successful establishment of more Schools at [[strikethrough]] no [[/strikethrough]] Pine Bluff.

Respectfully Yours,
Wm M Colby
Gen's Sup't for Sch's

Office Gen'l Sup't Schs
Little Rock June 7 1866.-

Rev. Wm C. Child.
Sec. Am. Tr. Society
Boston Mass.

Dear Sir:
Your favor of (no date) Stating that you had forwarded a Set of the Tract Societies Readers for Freedmen and asking for information in regard to their introduction in this State, is before me.

In reply I would say that I have given the books a cursory examination and in the main I heartily approve them, and having availed myself of the [[strikethrough]] opp [[/strikethrough]] advice of Bvt Maj-Gen. J W Sprague Asst. Com. for Mo. Ark. and Ind. Territory. I am prepared to Say that if you will forward a quantity of your publications to me at this place I will undertake to dispose of them [[in of?]] Such manner and upon Such terms as may Seem best. I would further State that I do not approve of indiscriminate donations to the Freedmen and in my labors among them and in my interviews with the teachers I urge the importance of Self-dependence. Many of the Freedmen are abundantly able to pay for what they need They want real friends to advise them what to do and how to do

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