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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, Novbr. 26th 1866.

General, 
There will be about $25000 dollars for expenditure for rental and repairs of School-buildings and Asylums in your State. Please arrange to make this amount as available as possible for extending the work of education.

You may use it for building temporary School-buildings - for rental proper - for fitting up of School-buildings - and the same when necessary for asylums. The above amount is in addition to that, you may secure from "Confederate property".

Instruct your School Superintendent, that he may arrange his work so as to increase and energize the Schools, under his supervision. 

Very Respectfully
Your Ob'd't Servant 
O O Howard
Major General
Commissioner

Brt. Maj. Genl. J.M. Schofield
Asst. Com'r
Richmond Va