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Sharpsburg, Md. April 27th 1868

Capt. J. C. Brubaker,
Sub. Asst. Com'r
Harpers Ferry, Va.,

Dear Sir:

I have just received yours of today, in which you inform me that report reaches you at Harpers Ferry, that the coloured people here are charged tuition for school in addition to board, whereas they expected to have to pay for the board only of the Teacher.

In reply to you Capt., and by way of explaination, I beg to say:  That before leaving Philadelphia, Col. Corson, Cor. S'cy. Pa. Branch A. F. U. Com. wrote to Rev. Mr. Kimball, asking