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STATE OF WISCONSIN
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American Bank Note Co. New-York

Office of Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Madison Nov 5" 1867. 

Hon C.W. Buckley
Montgomery Alabama.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of the 28" ult. is received, and I am pleased to be able to furnish you the information you seek. The whole amount expended for the support of the public schools of this state for the year ending August 31st 1867, is $1,075,572.95 by this sum there was was expend for building and repairing school houses $174,903.97; for teacher's wages $646,894.08. The amount distributed from the public fund (derived from the gift of lands by the general government) was only $152,569.80. The law required that a sum equal to that distributed must be levied