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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
HEAD QUARTERS 2nd SUB-DISTRICT, VIRGINIA,
Pertersburg, VA., March 21st 1868.

Mr. Manly

Dear Sir

With reference to Mrs Fortunes application for benches, I beg leave to state that she has treated me with marked discourtesy in this and some other matters  She is the only one connected with any school here during the past year and a half, who has refused to send a communication pertaining to Bureau affairs through my office; and this because I did not make application to you myself for the object in question.

As her discourtesy is unjustifiable I trust her communication may be referred to me before final action, which favor I shall appreciate

Yours truly
J R Stone

Rvd RM Manly
Supt Education
Richmond

Transcription Notes:
I cannot decipher the last word. It may be a note on whether the letter was received or acted upon?