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WAR DEPARTMENT, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Office General Superintendent Schools, Washington, May 4 1870 Dear Sir: Some time since we sent you copies of blank deeds, similar to the enclosed form. You will please cause this form to be used, as far as the State laws permit, in deeding sites for school purposes, or, at least, require that the substance of it be embodied in all deeds. Very respectfully, Yours etc. J.W. Alvord General Supt of Education Rev. R.M. Manley Supt. of Education Richmond, Va.