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186 Office Supt Education Little Rock July 11. 67 Pierce McGill Hot Springs Ark. 169 Sir: I herewith inclose ten Dollars (10$) being the amount of your transportation from Little Rock to Hot Springs. Please sign and return inclosed receipt. Wm. M. Colby, Supt. Education Ark. File 168 Office Supt. Education Little Rock Ark. July 11, 1867 Bennett Bv't Brig Gen'l Jno. E. Asst Adg't. Gen'l. 183 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith Statistical Report of School in Arkansas, in duplicate for month of June 1867. Very Resp'y Your Obt Servant Wm. M Colby, Supt of Education for Ark. Office Supt. Education Little Rock Ark July 1867 Smith Brevet Brig. Gen. C. H. } Asst. Com. Bu. R.F. and A.L. } Dist, of Ark. 181 Sir: In accordance with the wishes of Rev. J. R. Shipherd, expressed through the office of the Commissioner. I have the honor to request that Mr A. B. Webb be relieved from duty as Clerk in this office from the 15th of July inst. for the purpose of entering upon other duties at Mobile Ala 187 I am Sir, very respectfully Your obedient Servant, Wm. M. Colby, Supt. Education for Ark. Office Supt Education Little Rock, Ark. July 13, 1867 Page, Bvt Col. Henry A.Q.M. Little Rock Arkansas. 176 Colonel: I have the honor to state that the Building rented of John Robins Esq. in this city and used for school purposes will not not be needed by this department after the 14th of July inst. Very respy, Your obdt. Serv't. Wm. M. Colby, Supt. Education. Office Supt. Education Little Rock, Ark. July 15, 1867. Barker E. G. Agent, Fort Smith, Ark. Sir: I regret to say that Mr. D. Howard's and Miss Farrar's vouchers reached me the same day with Gen. Howard's Circular 22, C.S., which prohibits the payment of all accounts of that nature There is perhaps a bare possibility that they may be specially approved at some future time, but it is safer to assume that they will not be. Very respectfully Your obedient Serv't. Wm. M. Colby, Superintendent Education.
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edited: Wm. is short for William, Jno is a form of John, Bvt is for Brevet a military title, Genl is for General, C.S. is for Current Series, AQM is assistant quarter master,