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Tuskaloosa Ala.
Feb 29" 68

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

Mr. H.M. Bush,
Supt Education
Montgomery Ala

Yours of Jan 30 was duly received, and should have had earlier attention, but the pressure of other duties must be my excuse.

Mr. Blair showed me some blanks which he had for his own report. I judge from those that the Bureau is still building schoolhouses, and assisting in other ways to educate the colored people, if this is so, I would respectfully suggest, that at this place a good school house, suitable