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S.343.vol.1569. R.F.&A.L.
S.20.Vol 2/69. R.F.&A.L.
Naval Hospital Norfolk Va
Nov 30 1869
Gen O.O. Howard
Dr Sir
On the 25th unit I had the honor of addressing you on the subject of a school house for the "Excelsior School" of Portson, Va.
I spoke of a house of worship which Zion Bap church was trying to finish.
This morning at 3 o'clock the torch of the incendiary was applied to that building & I have just come from viewing its smoking ruins.
These people had an insurance of ($3,000.00) three thousand dollars, on this building & will easily take steps to re-build with brick. It strikes me at this moment, that the new house might have a basement devoted to school purposes &