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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.

Transcription Notes:
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)