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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
for Arkansas and Indian Territory
Office of Assistant Commissioner,
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 14th 1867
Wm M Colby
Gen'l Supt Schools
Little Rock Ark 
Sir:
I have the honor to furnish for your information the following extract from the monthly report of Bt Maj N. Cole Supt. Lewisville Arkansas for December 1866.
"A general desire exists on the part of Freedmen for the establishment of schools and many planters also wish it. I would respectfully recommend that teachers be sent here."
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Jno Tyler
Capt VRC Bt Maj Vols
A.A.A. Genl.