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till Paymasters of the late appointents were not wanted consequently did not enter up [[strikethrough]] p [[/strikethrough]] on this duty.

The Freed Mans' bureau will want working conpetent men to superintend the Educational Departent I can confidently say, to you that Mr Colton is full of energy and believes in the capacity of these people for improvent [[improvement?]] I earnestly solicit his retention in the Service

Transcription Notes:
questioned word could be misspelled "improvement"