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January 3d  0

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J.W. Alvord Esqr.
Gen'l. Supt of Ed, Bureau RF & A Lands.

Sir,

I have the honor to request instructions in regard to two points in the preparation of the outline map of Virginia, viz:

1st—   In the City of Richmond, and the County (Henrico) the number of Schools is so large that there is not room on the map to put as many characters as schools— In such cases shall I put one character (the appropriate one) for each grade of school, and indicate the number of schools of each grade by numerals attached?—

2d—  There are many old schools in country locations which are neither of one grade nor another— Under one teacher there are scholars of the primary, intermediate and grammer school grades— Ought there not to be a character to indicate schools of "mixed