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Mobile July 26/66

Maj Gen W Swayne

Dr Sir

In compliance with your request I wrote you, sending diagram of the building & lot for the negro school, which I thought advisable to purchase. I have received no reply. Other parties are waiting your reply as they want it - if convenient, please let me hear from you about it.

Some gentlemen are here from Orleans and wish to buy the "Mary" - they offered $12.000 - I told them I would not report the bid - they then offered $15.000. The boat is in wretched condition and damaging daily - and the great stringency of the money