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make the wisest expenditure possible of the amount allowed; make it go as far as possible; and see that your Superintendent becomes fully acquainted with the actual and most pressing wants of freedmen in different parts of the State. Everything should be done this year to place the schools on a firm and permanent footing so that they can be left in a self-supporting condition. Very Respectfully Your Obdt. Sevt. F.D.Sewall Bt. Brig. General A.A.A. Genl. Bt. Maj. Genl. J.J. Reynolds Asst Comr for Texas.