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[[stamp]] FRIENDS FREEDMEN ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA, OFFICE, 501 CHERRY STREET. [[/stamp]] 5m. 18. 1867. R.M. Manly. Supt. Education Richmond, Va. Inclosed please find Transp. a/cs. in duplicate for two teachers, viz: 4m.30. M.L. Paul Philad' to Danville - $21.50 4m.29. A.M. Nixon Jamestown N.C. to Danville - 3.25 [[total]] $24.75 anything that thou can do to expedite the settlement of these and the a/c's already in the hands of the Q.M. at Richmond will be esteemed a favor. Gen. A.P. Ketchum of the Bureau at Washington informed me that that "specific application" in advance will be necessary for each Teacher to obtain transp.
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I can't make out the month on the date at the top. It's 5m.18.1867 = 5th month 18th 1867