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Office Supt. Education.
Little Rock, Ark.
July 19th 1869.

Bt Maj. Gen'l O.O. Howard,
Commissioner B.R.F. and A.L.
Washington D.C.

General:
I have the honor respectfully to request permission to be absent from my District about thirty (30) days from the 10th day of August next, for the purpose of attending the Annual meeting of the National Teachers' Association at Trenton N.J.

I am very respectfully,
Your obedient,
Wm M. Colby
Supt. of Education.