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| 1870. May 2nd [[checkmark]] 124. | War Department, Bu:&c by Geo. W. Balloch Chief D.O. [[checkmark]] Filed. * | Washington, D.C. April 30, 1870. Encloses check No. 1052, on U.S. Treasury for $879.27/100 to pay sundry vouchers named within. - |

| 1870. May 3rd [[checkmark]] 125. | War Department, Bu:&c by Henry M. Whittlesey a.a.a.Genl. Filed with vou. 5 ab D May 1870 | Washington, D.C., May 2nd, 1870, Returns letter No. 722. (requesting authority to expend $40.00 in repairing School House at Little √Plymouth, King & Queen County, Va.) with orders enclosed as requested. |
| 1870. May 3rd [[checkmark]] 126. | War Department, Bu:&c by Henry M. Whittlesey a.a.a.Genl. Filed with vou. 4 ab D May 1870 | Washington, D.C. May 2nd, 1870. Returns letter No. 723, (requesting authority to expend $35.00 in repairing School house at √Talliaferro's Farm, King & Queen County, Va.), with orders enclosed as requested. |

| 1870. May 3rd [[checkmark]] 127. | War Department, Bu:&c by Henry M. Whittlesey a.a.a.Genl. Filed with Vou. 3. Ab. D. May 1870 | Washington, D.C. May 2nd 1870 Returns letter No. 724, (requesting authority to expend $50.00 in repairing School house at Halfway Station, Chesterfield County, Virginia.) with orders enclosed as requested. |
| 1870. May 5th [[checkmark]] 128. | War Department, Bu:&c by J.W. Alvord Genl, Supt. of Ed. * [[checkmark]] Filed - | Washington, D.C. May 4, 1870 Encloses blank form of deed for School House sites, and requests that this be used, as far as the state laws will permit, in deeding sites for school purposes; or, at least that the substance of it be embodied in all deeds. |
| 1870. May 5th [[checkmark]] 129. | War Department, Bu:&c by Geo. [[George]] W. Balloch Chief D.O. * Filed - | Washington, D.C. May 4, 1870. Encloses check No. 1694, on U.S. Treasurer at Washington, D.C. for $50.00 to pay sundry vouchers named within. - |

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| 1870 May 5th [[checkmark]] 130. | War Department - by John Potts, Chief Clerk. Returned May 6/70 at W.D. Bu: &c E.&M. Vol 1/70. fol 15. | Washington, D.C. May 5, 1870. Refers bill of Wm. J. √Martagh, for advertising sale of Government buildings at √Farmville, Va. in the "Daily National Republican", published at Washington, D.C. Amounting to $13.12/100. - |

| 1870 May 6th [[checkmark]] 131. | War Department, Bu: &c. by J.M. Brown, Chief Q.M. * (see W 122, 1st vol/70) L.S. 767, 2nd vol/70 Filed | Washington, D.C. May 5th 1870. Returns letter No. 728, (requesting that the frame building at Gordonsville, Va., be deeded to N.Y. √Dunn, Frank √Tibbs and √Philip Daniel, Trustees) and requests that the original deed (herein refered to) be forwarded for file in that office, or a duly certified copy of the same. - States, that in all cases, where buildings erected by the Bureau for educational purposes, and borne on the Returns; are to be transferred to the owners of the land; a copy of the deed of the land should accompany the recommendation for the transfer. - |

| 1870. May 9th. [[checkmark]] 132. | War Department, Bu:&c. by Henry M. Whittlesey a.a.a.Genl, Filed, with vou: 8. a b D. May 1870 | Washington, D.C. May 7th 1870. Returns letter No 743 (requesting authority to expend $30.00 in repairing freedmens School house at √Williamsburg√, Va.) with orders enclosed making the appropriation as requested. - |

| 1870. May 9th. [[checkmark]] 133. | War Department, Bu:&c. by Henry M. Whittlesey a.a.a.Genl. Filed with Vou 9 a b D May 1870 | Washington, D.C. May 7th 1870. Returns letter No. 743. (requesting authority to expend $60.00 to aid in erecting a School House on land owned by freedmen and held for school purposes at Crab √Creek, Montgomery County, Va. - Approved - |