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to you to fill out for rent of the School house which you fill up & sign at the bottom. 
The money will be allowed for rent of School house but this does not prevent you using it to pay the Teacher if you get the School house free of rent. 
Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servt, 
Wm Birnie
Agt. Bu R.F. & A.L.

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Office Bu. R.F. & A.L
Lincolnton N.C July 10" 1868

Chur Bt. Lt. Col Jacob F A.A.A.G
Hd Qrs Asst Comssr State N.C
Raleigh N.C

Colonel, 
I have the honor to inclose herewith the bill receipted of Perry Canslet for $24.13 in compliance with indorsement of Maj Wm. F. Harkisheimer Agent &c at Columbia S.C which he states will be paid upon receipt. Perry Cansler states that he applied to the Company for the money due him before he came to N.C but they did not have it at that time - that he was paid $20~ and the balance due him ¢$4,13 the company promised to paid to him.
I am Colonel
Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
Wm Birnie
Agt Bu RF&AL

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Office Bu R.F. & A.L.
Lincolnton N.C. July 21st 1868

Firke Rev. F.A.
Supt of Education
Raleigh NC

Dear Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th inst. stating that $8.00 pr month has been allowed for the Freedmens School at Dallas pr every month in actual operation & reported to your office and requesting me to inform the [[?]] of the same, which I have done.
I sent the applications of the Freedmen of Reconstruction for assistance to enable them to erect a school house will be granted.
Very Respectfully
Your obdt Servt.
Wm Birnie 
Agent Bu. R.F.&A.L.

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Office Bu. R.F.&A.Lands
Lincolnton N.C. July 21st 1868

Rhyne James & others
Trustees, Colored School at Dallas

This is to inform you that I have this day received a letter from Rev. FA Firke Superintendent of Education Bu R.F. & A.L. Dated at Raleigh N.C. July 18th 1868, which States that he is authorized to pay a monthly rent at $8.00 for the Freedmens School building at Dallas N.C. and requesting