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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, HEAD QUARTERS 2nd SUB-DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, Petersburg, Va., Decb 19th 1868 Mr. Manly Dear Sir Frequent importunities are made of my office for those books for the schools in the country Are you to have any, and can I have any to distribute as a parting gift The Gainsville school is in bad condition because of the absence of books, and others are less progressive for the same reason Yours truly J R Stone Sub Asst Commr Rev RM Manly Supt Education