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339 0/391 68. Jan. 14 0 [[checkmark]] Elijah Hartwell Dear Sir: Yours of the 10th addressed to Mr. Hunter [[checkmark]] is recd. Mr. H. Is no longer connected with this office. The conditions precedent to receiving aid from the Bureau in erecting a school-house are the following viz: 1st A site for the house, paid for, and deeded to trustees to be held in trust for Educational purposes forever. 2d Satisfactory evidence that a school will be established and maintained. This generally involes [[involves]] the boarding of the teacher by the people, and the payment of salary by some society. 3d Money is not advanced by the Bureau; but is paid on a written contract with responsible parties to build the house. A portion may be paid as the work progresses— the balance at the completion and acceptance of the work. I suspect that these terms are rather hard for your community and I know that my funds will not allow me to aid liberally this year. Perhaps the building had better be deferred. Yours Truly R.M. Manly Supt Ed