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Montgomery Sept 10th 1868 [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] W. C. Arthur Esq } Chief Q. M., Bu R F & A L } Dear Sir. I will Build you the School House at East Selma & furnish all material do Brick work & plaster in & painting for the sum of $7000 Seven thousan dollars. Payment as follows and advance cash for material, when the house as raised one third. when weathboardid & covard another third Balanc when complet the work must be receivd as it advances as the payments as requiard Jos. A. Baldwin Builder Shop Union Montgomery Ala St I take pleasure in recomending Joseph A Baldwin as a good mechanic & fully competent to carry out the above proposition A Howard I concur in the above W H Daniels Supt. Car. Factory M. & W. P. R.R. Co