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Office Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Arkadelphia Ark, March 25th 1868

Wm M. Colby Esq
Superintendent Education
Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Little Rock Ark

Sir
I have the honor to report that at the late session of our Circuit Court a decree was rendered in favor of Mrs Eliza Peak relating to the piece of Land bought by the freedmen for church, purposes and that the Commissioners were instructed to issue deeds to the parties having bought property from the estate. 
The board having charge of the ground bought by the African church are now prepared to deed to the School board one half acre of Their land for school purposes, and as soon as the Commissioners execute the deeds to them I shall have a deed given to the school board. In the mean time, please inform me whether to make application through you or direct to the Asst. Commissioner for donation