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[[margin]] Jacobi Henry [[/margin]] 
E. Letter: communicates to Gen'l. Ord his grievances in behalf of the Bethel Church School. Complains of Mr. Colby's unfriendly action in relation to Mrs Sarah Jacobi's teaching and asks that he may be allowed to take the school and teach it himself.
Little Rock, Ark.
March 7" 1867
(signed) Henry Jacobi


[[margin]] Colby Wm M. [[/margin]]  Respectfully returned to Bvt Maj. John Tyler A.A.A. Gen'l. The pastor and trustees of the Bethel Church held a meeting march 2" 1867 and unanimously invited Mr Butler to take charge of their school. It was stated that Mrs. Jacobi and Mrs. Warren, the teachers, had had no school for some days and were quite willing to retire; their pay being quite inadequate. Mr. B. has entered upon his duties as teachers necessitating some changes in the other schools and no intimation has reached the Supt. that any parties save the writers of this communication, feel aggrieved at the action of the trustees.

Office G. Supt Schools
Little R. March 12" 1867
Wm M. Colby
Gen'l. Sup't. Schools


[[margin]] Tyler John [[/margin]]
Respectfully returned. Mr Colby will please give Mrs. Jacobi the necessary information relative to his right to establish a school for colored children and to discharge a pupil for nonpayment of dues. By comd of Bv Maj. Gen. Ord. Assistant Commissioner.

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Bureau R.F and A.L.
For Ark. and Ind. Ter.
Little Rock, Ark.
March 13" 1867
Signed
John Tyler
1st Lt. & A.A.A. Gen'l.


[[margin]] Colby Wm M. [[/margin]]
Respectfully returned. The right of any person of good character and proper attainments to teach freedmen, is unquestioned and unquestionable. That the very poor as well as others may receive instruction, it is expected that teachers will regard it a priveledge to receive and instruct a limited number of the indigent and the orphaned who may seek admission to their schools.

Little Rock Ark.
March 13" 1867
Wm M. Colby
Gen'l. Supt. Schools


[[margin]] Barton M.S. [[/margin]]
E. Letter: Requests that the mess house now used as a school room for freedmen, be turned over for the use of Post, as mess house and Kitchen.

Post of Pine Bluff.
March 10" 1867.
(Signed) M.S. Barton
2nd Lt. 28" Inft. Com'dg.

[[margin]] Dawes Wm J. [[/margin]]
Respectfully forwarded. The number of soldiers about this building tends to distract the attention of pupils and other ways to interfere with the schools. The school should on no account be given up, & I can recommend this transfer only on the condition that there be furnished a suitable building as a substitute for the one asked for - Mr. Miller who has assumed the controll of these matters, is absent and I am not informed of the probable time of his return.

B.R.F. & A.L.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
March 13" 1867.
(Signed)
Wm J. Dawes
Bvt. Maj & Agent
Bu. R.F & A.L.