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32 37 Office Bu. Ref. F+A. Lands [[Lincolnten?]] N.C April 8 1868 Johnston [[Thl.P.]] Bt. Let. Col. & C2[[No?]] Raleigh N,C Colenel, I have the [[honor?]] to acknowledge the receipt of you letter of the 3rd [[inst?]], [[unclosing?]] [[I service?]] of [[stationery?]] for the 2nd [[gr?]] of 1868. upon comparing the [[lurrvice?]] with the Stationery received. I [[found?]] that One Eraser Invoiced @ [[33 1/3rd?]]was not received but in its place, an Extra piece of rubber marked "Ink eraser and Paper Cleaner" [[was]] received, which is not the article I required, and I [[?]] is not the article that was Invoiced to me. I will [[?]] take the Eraser upon [[?]] [[?]] as received and it can be [[?]] to [[?]] at another time. Very Respectfully Your [[?]] [[?]] Wm [[?]] Agent Bu. R. F&A. Lands 38 Office Bu. Ref. F&A Lands [[Lincolnton?]] N.C April 11th 1868 Chambers E.[[S?]].E [[Stices?]] [[?]] Cleaveland Co. N.C Sir, Your letter of the 8th [[inst?]] with enclosed certificates received, You omitted to send me [[John?]] Bell account of time worked, and the articles and prices of each that he got [[?]] you. I therefore request that you make [[out?]] paid account stating the price of each article Bell bought from you, deducting the days lost by Bell, and giving him credit for the time he was at work for you, and have the same [[?]] to before an Acting Justice of the Peace. I will forward the account with your certificate & letter to Head Quarters with John Bell's [[sum?]] Statements, with a request that the case be tried before a [[Parrish Court?]], if you and Bell cannot settle between you. If Bell did not work to your satisfaction, it [[would?]] have been a very easy matter, to have settled with him for the time he worked and then to have discharged him. Bell states [[?]] that he hired himself to you at [[?]]15.00 [[pr?]] month, and you state in your letter that you agreed to pay him [[?]] 15.00 a month for his labor, and he [[partly?]] claims pay for the time he was in your employ. Very Respectfully Your [[?]] [[?]] Wm [[?]] Agent Bureau [[?]] 39 Office Bu. R. F&A Lands Linconton NC April 11th 1868 Michael Vincent [[Rusherfordten?]]. [[Rusherford?]] Co. N.C Dr. Sir Your name has been given me by [[Mrs.?]] I.C.D. Harris to correspond with in regard to Schools for the Colored people of your County. he states that there are no schools in your County for the colored people, it is desired to establish one or more Schools in your county. and the Bureau is enabled to expend money in the erection