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| WHEN RECEIVED. | NAME OF WRITER. | DATE AND PURPORT OF LETTER. |
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| Augt. 28th 1869. | Mississippi. H.R. Pease. Supt Education. Augt. 30th Retd. E.B. vol. 5. p. 509. | Vicksburg MIss August 23rd 1869. Requests such authority as will enable him to account for the purchase & expenditure of the following:- $5000. for construction of school building at Holly Springs. $500. for repairs on U.S. Mission School at Vicksburg. $600. for repairs at Port Gibson & $100. for repairs at Natchez Miss. |

| Augt 28th #108 | Missouri. F.A. Seely. Disb'g Officer &c. See LB. Vol. 5. Augt. 28th '69. Augt. 28th Retd. Order enclosed approving journey as requested | St Louis Mo. August 24th '68. Requests order approving journey made by him from St Louis Mo to Cairo Ill. |

| Augt. 30th #109 * | Mississippi. T.W. Stringer. Asst. Supt. Education. 2 Enclo. Augt. 30th Referred to C.D.O. Rec'd back & filed Feby 9 75. WGP | Vicksburg Miss. August 24th 1869. Forwards pay vouchers for July 1869. |

| Augt. 30th #110 | McCleery James. Supt. Education. Augt 31st Referred to J.W. Alvord | Shreveport La. August 20th 1869. Applies to the Am. Tract Society to furnish books &c. for the freedmen in that locality. |

| Aug. 30th #111 | Monteith, E.H. Disb'g Officer Augt. 30th Retd. with leave of absence enclosed as requested. | Baltimore Md. August 28th 1869. Requests 30 days leave of absence from Septr. 1st 1869. |

| August 12th 1869. #112 * | Miller, Edward. File | East New York L.I. August 8th 1869 Ack. receipt of commn. enclosing recommendation from the Commr. for which he returns thanks. |

| Augt. 31st #113 * | McMulle. J.C. Agent. 2 Enclo Augt. 31st Referred to C.D.O. with order enclosed as requested. Rec'd. back & filed Feby 9, 75 WGP | Clarksville Tenn. August 27th 1869. Forwards a/c of $11.00 for expenses incurred traveling from Clarksville to Cabin Row Tenn. & requests order covering same. |

| Septr. 2nd #114 | Maranville, R.E. Sept 3d Respectfully returned See E.B. 513 Vol 5 | Castleton Vt. August 31st 1869. Desires a position as teacher. |

| Septr. 3rd #115 | McCleery, James Capt. U.S.A. Supt Education. Septr 7th Retd. EB vol 5. p. 515. | Shreveport La. August 23rd 1869. States that the freedmen of Hamiltons Tract, Bossier Parish, desire aid to build school house on lot of land which they will deed for perpetual school purposes, & recommends that $750. be apptd. |

| Septr. 3rd 1869. #116 | McCleery, James Supt. Education. Septr. 7th Retd. E.B. Vol. 5. p. 514. Recd back. in view of limitation of amt of funds recommends that $975 be appropriated for these applications Sept 27" Retd. back with report EB p. 544. vol 5 | Shreveport La. August 24th 1869. Forwards request of Rev. E. Armstead, Perry Hall & Geo. Bryant, Trustees for an appropriation of $5,000. to assist in the erection of a Union or High School in Shreveport La & strongly advises that the same be made if the finances of the Bureau will permit. |