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175 Nov. 28th Mr John McNair Supt. Public Instruction, La. Dear Sir Your communication having date Nov. [[?]] relative to the School house at Houma, and on [[illegible]] is received. [[?]] Board of Education received instructions from General Banks [[points?]] his departure to the North, to this [[?]]. That they might use for school purposes the [[?]] [[?]] houses of the County parishes. [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] should [[?]] needed for the instruction of the white children, they were to be yielded for those purposes the Board being previously reimbursed for any [[?]] they may have increased in repairs. [[?]] this order the Board looks [[?]] of the School house at Houma. This house had not been occupied during
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Mr John McNair - in INDEX p. 16. says he will be found on this image.