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Office Supt, &c, 
Ft Smith, Ark, Oct 1 1866

Bvt Maj Gen'l J.W. Sprague
Asst Commr

Gen'l,
"Extract"
A Mrs. Nichols, widow, has at present 5 white orphan children in her charge; she is willing to take as many as apply to her; at one time she had 27 orphans in her charge, and will therefore be the only person hereafter, to whom rations will be issued. Mrs Nichols is likewise the teacher of these children.
Very Respectfully &c
(Sgd) Chas Bauzhaf.
Capt & Supt.
Respectfully furnished for information of Wm M Colby Gen'l Supt Schools
Geo E. Dayton.
Chief Clerk