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Two Hundred & fifty Dollars.

The Colored people have raised $100.00  The Masons just as you direct Can by their deed Convey this property to the Board of Education, for the use of the Colored people or to the Trustees they have selected & named.  Either will be satisfactory to all parties.  Your check can be made payable when the Trustees Endorse ^on it that the deed is placed on Record.  Rev Mr. Fisher (Col'd) has recommended Wm F. Taylor (Col'd) of No 80 East St Baltimore, Md as a competant teacher for our Colored people.  The latter writes & says that he will Come & we have agreed to let him have Control of the School.  But he Mr Taylor asked us to request of you transportation from Baltimore to this place.

You can act on this as you please  I attach great importance to the proper schooling of our Colored population & disposed to do all I can to aid in the matter and to protect them