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American Missionary Association, AND 
Western Freedmen's Aid Commission.
OFFICE, 93 WEST SIXTH STREET,

ADVISORY BOARD
Rev. WM. PENN NIXON.
Rev. H. M. STORERS, D.D. 
Rev. G. M. MAXWELL, D.D.
EDWARD HARWOOD, Esq.

Rev. E.M. CRAVATH, Secretary.
THOMAS KENNEDY, Treasurer.
LEVI COFFIN, General Agent.

Cincinnati, Feb 25th 1868

Capt. H.M. Bush
Supt. of Education
Montgomery Ala

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

My Dear Sir

Your favor of the 21st inst is just recd.  We shall labor to do the best we can to further the schools interest in Ala. with the generous assurance of cooperation you have given us.

Will you please to send me some blank vouchers for the material I am purchasing for Talladega so that I can fill and forward to our Supt. there?

Most of the material is already shipped.  We will push the work on repairs. The plan for House at Selma and the specifications were prepared for our School House at Louisville Ky. on the corner of Broadway and 14th sts.  You will recognize them by this. Please send them to Rev J. Silsby our agent at Selma, and I will have him get bids for erecting that building.

It is no larger than we ought to have at Selma and perhaps I can secure the funds to put with the $4000.00 to erect it.  The plan was sent to Capt Buckly in December last.

Upon whom rests the responsibility of securing the School site at Montgomery? I understand the colored