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and send to me, I will sign & return them & the D.O. can send me his check for the amt.
If any other School buildings have been transferred to Trustees or Boards of education, so that there is no doubt in the generals mind about his right to allow us Rent for them, I hope he will do so. In this state, where Land & School house both belonged to the Bureau, Gen Gillem has paid us an allowance for the Schools under the head of Rent. one building in Columbus, owned by the Bureau, he has allowed us from $150- to $225-pr Month, as Rent, for the Support of the School, and so far as I know he has had no trouble about his accounts being allowed at Washington.
Please do what you can for us in these Matters & oblige.
Very Respectfully
your obedient Servant
J.W. Bardwell
Aqt A.M.A.

P.S. Gen Gillem & Staff. left last night for Texas-