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#357 (R.,F.,& A.L.Vol 18,) 1871. New York, May 4th, 1871. Simmons, James B. States that if the $5000. due from the Bureau for Augusta could be applied in helping them pay the Howard Unvy. Trustees, for a first [[erased text]] side for the Wayland School they would put up the building at Augusta without Bureau aid. [[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]] file Wrapper (1 Enclosures.) Received Bureau R.,F., & A.L., May 6th 1871. War Department, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Washington, 18 .