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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
STATE OF TENNESSEE.
[[strikethrough]] Office of Assistant Commissioner and Chief [[/strikethrough]] Supt. of Education.
Nashville, Tenn., June 12th 1869.

Bvt Maj Gen'l O.O. Howard.
Commissioner: Bu. RF and A.L.
Washington. D.C.

Sir:
The meagre supply of stationary received, upon assuming change of the office of Supt of Education for the State of Tennessee, being nearly exhausted I have the honor to request authority to purchase in open market such articles of the same as may be necessary to conduct the business of this office from the 1st day of July 1869. to the 31st day of December. 1869.

Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
C.E. Compton
Bvt Lt Col U.S. Army
Supt of Education