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Nov 22   7

Mr Henson Martin,

Dear Sir,

I have got the lowest terms for the church, & lots.  Rev Mr Lanahan says they will sell it for $1200, twelve hundred dollars, one half cash & the rest in six months.  I do not advise you to buy for that money, and I cannot offer you any help from this Bureau. If you will get a lot of land and deed it to a Board of [underlined]] School Trustees [[/underlined]] for a Public Free Colored School, & raise money to build a house we will help you two hundred & I think if necessary, three hundred dollars and will see that the salary of a teacher is paid. The weather is so uncertain that I cannot promise that we will come to hold a meeting at Rockville.

Very respectfully yours
John Kimball
Supt of Schools