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Sandy Springs Mongomery Co. Md. Sept. 11th 1868 Rev. John Kimball Dear Sir Since I written to you last I have been to Hoods Mill or in that neighborhood and find that the Mount Gregory school will do for the people there. I then went to Ellicott City and found a school in session taught by a Mr. Malachia [[?Decaday]] a colored teacher and the school is taught in the church I have two interviews with him and also with others and found that it would take too much time to get up a meeting as all I talked with seemed to moove so slow. I then taken the road called the Helltown road and came by that road to this place on my way to meet you at Rockville Verry Respectfully Your Servant [[[signature]] John H. Butler [[/signature]] turn over