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[[stamp]]WAR DEPARTMENT Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, OFFICE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS. Washington, D.C.,[[/stamp]] January 14th 1869 Joseph Welsh, Esq. Supt. Education D. Sir: In my late note to you of Dec. 26th accompanying letter of Mr. Logan, a clerical error occurs. Instead of "if you will make the certificate"&c. it should read "if the secretaries of the varous societies will make"&c. Please do what you can to have this done promptly. The circular was sent merely to inform you of what is wanted, in order to secure your cooperation. Yrs. &c Very respy, J.W.Alvord Genl.Supt.Schools P.S. Your report will also be needed to corroborate certificate.
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11-05-2020: Confirmed the writer's name Rev. John W. Alvord by looking up the Supt of Education for Washington D.C. Freedmen's Bureau. (https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/sova_nmaahc.fb.m1056)