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up any rental account against the government, on the ground that the N.E Branch is neither the owner nor lessee of any school building whatever." This is his exact statement. He does not think such accounts however framed can bear examination, and feels that at some future time they may be brought up against the Bureau. He adds that he is willing and anxious to receive all government money that can be devoted to the use of the Branch, but cannot sign vouchers which do not seem [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] him truthful. If such sums as you assigned to one different schools through Va. can be appropriated to us without form of rental, out of desire on the part of the Bureau to aid our work we should be very fast to use them.

Very truly yours
L. Crocker
By C.L.F.