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Sep. 7   8 

Miss Ellen Collins

I am going to Alexandria tomorrow to try to make arrangements for colored teachers &c--

It is desirable to have the school begin Oct. 5. Will you not make timely application to General Howard for transportation for your teachers from their homes to their destination - remembering the delays of Washington Circumlocution offices - so that you may receive the transportation in season to forward it to your teachers and they reach here about the 1st of October. I would recommend that you ask at once for transportation for all whom you have much expectation of sending out, even if it is not certain. Then if any should fail to go, the transportation could be returned to Washington and no harm done. In applying you only need give name of teacher, their point of departure and destination.

Very Respy-
R.M. Manly 
Sup Ed