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Bladensburg 
3d Mo 8.68.

Mr Kimball
Esteemed friend
I forgot this report please excuse me, tho tis a lame excuse. I received the Temperance arrangement and passed it over to members of the League, as there are 8 [[more?]] in it, and some intelligent enough to start & carry on an Association of that kind.  I dont get time to attend to that I drew up a pledge and obtained us many signers as I could, and nudge them up all the time about it, punish my scholars severely when they break up part of theirs. And never give up lecturing them about temperance.  The men Henry