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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Headquarters, Eighth Sub-District of Virginia. Wytheville, Va., November 11th 1868 Brvt. Capt. Will. A. Coulter Act. Asst. Adjt. Genl. Bureau R.F. & A.L. Richmond, Va/ Capt. I have the honor to ask permission to rent a building of one room of Q.S. Smith of Marion Va. to be used as a School House for Freedmen, Rent to commence Oct 1st 1868 Price $15.00/100 per month. The teacher did not arrive in Marion untill the middle of October and a permanent building was not obtained untill this month. I have however been obliged to become personally responsible for $15.00/100 repairs, and a stove and the extra time asked is more than needed twice over to repay me, I am obliged from the prejudice to pay double what any one else would, the present price includes the wood! I have no idea that the Freedmen can any more than pay the (over)
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12.27.2023 - Transcribed per guidelines (spelling ("untill") transcribed as is) and marking for review