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December 22d  9

Bvt. Major Gen'l O. O. Howard, USA
Commissioner,

General,
I have the honor to authority to rent from Jesse Harris, a building situated at Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co Va from December 1st 1869, at Five (5) Dollars per month, to be used for the purposes of a Freedmen's School.

I am, General
very respectfully
Your obt. Servant
R. M. Manly
Supt of Ed

W 254 2d Vol/69 

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ed (please note that d is often used as an abbreviation in dates rather than nd; 22d, not 22nd, etc. -- Beth)