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Head-Quarters District of Alabama,
Montgomery, Ala., June 18th 1867.

Major General O.O. Howard,
Commissioner, &c.
Washington, D.C.

General,

On the 20th of November last, you sent to me instructions to arrange for the expenditure of twenty five thousand ($25,000) upon School buildings.

On the 18th of March, I wrote to you that after protracted negotiation a schedule of appropriations had been prepared, which was set out in my letter, and it was hoped would meet your approval. I sent this personally by the hand of Col. Kinsman, and being anxious to get immediately to work, directed him to telegraph me if it