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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Headquarters Ass't Commissioner, District Columbia, 
Washington, ^[[Aug 6]], 1868. 
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Mr David Goshorn.
County Supt of Education

Dear Sir:

I hope you will conclude to start a Colored School at New Creek this season, and if needed, at other points in your County. We are very anxious that the Colored people should have schools and be learning to take care of themselves. 

If the School Board at N Creek will build a house for the Col School and agree to carry such school on, as long as their share of the public school money will allow, we will aid in building the house. 

If you will build according to our plan or near it (the plan I will send if you 

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