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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
Office 4th Division, 9th Sub-District of Virginia,
Staunton, Va, October 20. 1868
Capt Jno A McDonnell
Sub Asst Comr. &c
Winchester Va.

Captain:
I was about to, address you on the subject of schools in my Division, when your communication of 19th inst, relative thereto was received. In reply I have the honor to make the following statement viz:

On the 21st August isnt., a Communication was addressed to this office by Mr Jno Scott of Naugatuck Conn. saying that the Am. Missionary Association desired to send him to Staunton as teacher and requested to be informed as to what arrangements could be made for school room, board &c. Col. Jordan, not having replied to this letter, as the records of the office show, after calling a meeting of the Colored Citizens of Staunton and learning what they were able to do toward supporting a teacher &c, I replied to Mr. Scott informing him that the freed people would see that his board was paid