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Forktown Wicomico Co. Maryland
Oct 26th 1868
Rev. John Kimball
Dear sir
I write to inform you that we had a large meeting of the Colored people of this place last night and after the lecture they by a unanimous vote apply to you through me for a Teacher as soon as you can possible send them one. They want a colored female They say they have from thirty to forty children to send to the school and have no school House but intend to hold the school in their Church They want a school House and want me to apply to the Bureau to assist them in building as they have land given to them by Mr [[?]] Black who is one of their numbers If you send them a teacher send her by Rail Road to Forktown to Mr [[?]] Black since writing I have been given his correct name [[?Hesschiek]] Black, Please write to him at your