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Mitchelvill. Prince Georges Co. Md.
Sept 16th 1868

Rev John Kimball

Dear Sir

I write to inform you that I have reached this place. I called to see Mr Alsop but he was not home and the people over to Merct's [[?]] are about to commence building a Church there which they intend for school and church I did not wait to see that gentleman  And I am here and found this every thing but what I expected to find it The people are nearly as bad off as they were six years ago  The place you spoke of that the colored people had bought their money have been returned and land taken back and they say that no man shall sell land in this place to build Negro school Houses upon and there is no expecttations of getting any land about here I am going down to Queen Ann and To Clarksville and see