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or may be collected from the coloured tax payers of Mobile County on the assessment of 1867 & 8 and that the sum of such tax is hereby appropriated to the assistance of the schools for the coloured people maintained by American Missionary Association under the direction of the Bureau of Refugees freedmen & abandoned lands."
"And further: in order that no legal defects in the authority of this Board may operate [strikethrough] [/strikethrough] against their appropriation, the military authorities are requested to take such action as may be necessary to give full force and effect to this resolution: and that the secretary forward a copy of these resolutions to the general commanding this Military District"

I have the honor to be
very respy. your obt. st.
C.A. Bradford
Secy

to Bvt Maj. James Gillette, &c&c
Mobile