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St. County Morgany Dec the. 27. 1869 Mr. W L. VanDerlip Dear Sir Their is a Colarde School in Charles County near New Porte that has note eny Teacher yete it has ben pute upe four 2 years ande have never hede eny [[strikethrough Tl [[/strikethrough]] Teacher yete ande I am an applican for it if you Will give ite to me I will due the best i can in teaching Pleas ansur sune Very Respectfully Yors. [[signature]] James H. Brown [[/signature]]
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