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school house ready for occupation. I am informed that the contract or papers on reference to the unfinished building are now somewhere at Head Quarters awaiting approval.
There are no records in this office in reference to the matter.
A Mr Foster (colored) is now in the office who says that two hundred and thirty dollars ($230) are expected from Head Qrs to pay for the building finished. Nothing can be done here until that matter is settled.
If you have any teachers on hand and can send a competent one here we will go to work at once in some shape, until the building is ready perhaps an empty warehouse can be used.
It will be a week before I can [[strikethrough]] send [[/strikethrough]] get in reports so as to know what is done elsewhere
Very respectfully
James Gillette
Bt Maj U.S.A.