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Fortress Monroe April 14/66
V247 Vol 5 R.F. & A.L. 1866

Respectfully requests that the American Missionary Association may have control of the within mentioned buildings as of their own property to be removed, broken up, and disposed of as the educational interests of the Freedmen may require. Under this authority said Association would wish to sell useless fragments of lumber from the breaking up, and apply the proceeds on completing and furnishing the school houses made out of these buildings, and also wish authority to remove any of them to any part of the country where schools may be established, further to know if the buildings shall be removed from any and all supervision of the Bureau.

J. A. Nichols
Agt. 
American Miss. Association.

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & A. Lands
Head Qr's Asst. Com'r., State of Va.
Richmond, Va. April 17th 1866.

Respectfully forwarded to Maj. Genl. O. O. Howard Commissioner, with the recommendation that the buildings be turned over as desired. 

O. Brown
Colonel & Asst. Commissioner

E & M 2.V.30

Mr Weeks is entirely guiltless of having sent any communication through irregular channels.

S. C. Armstrong
Supt 9th Dist Va

[[stamp]] Bureau R F & A L Washington Rec'd Apr 23 1866 [[/stamp]]

[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA BUREAU OF R. F.& A. L
RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER APR 17 1866 [[/stamp]]

[[stamp]] Bureau R F & A L Washington Rec'd Apr 18 1866 [[/stamp]]

E.B.128. O.S. 9." Dist. R.F. & A.L. 4.15./66

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