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Newtown
Oct 27 1869
Major Swain
Dear Sir I take the Present ocasion to writ you a fue lines that I was call on the 26 Ens to go to Conter chapeal by the Colord Pepaal at that Place to git them Redy for a day School I went a coring to their Requset and found the Pepeal at that Place in good Standing and Willing to Support a Teacher if they cold git one and it was vary disagrable a night & it [[strikethrough]](6 words illegible)[[/strikethrough]] Dear Sir any thing that I can Do I will Do it with Plaesr

yours Truly R H Gillett
Newtown Worcester co M D

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