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A. 62 vols b' of R.F. & A.L. L.R. 66 - OSE Ark. 1870 28 Little rock Ark Mar 1st 1870 Arkansas Wm. M. Colby Supt of Education Little Rock Ark. Forwards estimate of material &c for the erection of a school house at Lake Village, Ark. amtg to $2,000.00 - Notes that owing to the prejudice amongst the people of that section, he has been unable to to obtain a equitable place for a school house. owners refusing to sell. They have found a house & lot that can be bought for 2,000.$ by keeping from the owner the object &c. the owner has given a bond for a deed to Judge Tillman who has pledged himself to turn it over to the Amer. Miss. Asso. A house like it could not be built for 2,500$. No school nearer than Pine Bluff [[bottom margin]] (Entered) appd for 2000$ [[/ margin]] Rece'd back OSE Ar10 - March 18, 1870. WAR DEPARTMENT Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands Washington, Mar 11 1870 Respectfully Returned to W.M.Colby. Supt. of Education Little Rock, Ark. with orders enclosed making the appropriation as requested. By order of Bt. Major General Howard Henry M Whittelsey A.A.A. General