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May + 18./.69 Sharpsburg Washington County Sir your letter stating that if we could raise 30 dollars and pay his Board I am washing that you would send us a Colord man to teach we have got a place to Board him and every thing ready we can raise about fifty schollurs at this time so you send him as soon as you can Yours Respectfuly [[signature]] Samuel. M. Ferguson [[/signature]]
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"+18 May" the "+" probably stands for Sunday.