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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.