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Chesapeake City
December 26 1869

Mr D.G Swain  Sir I ^write^ to let you no that I Received your letter yesterday the 25 to late to Send A letter to ^you^ untell Monday you wanted to no [[strikethrough]]if[[/srikethrough]] What has become of our teacher now I thought that you no that our teacher came to this place the 22 of october and Stayed [[strikethrough]] unt [[/srikethrough]] untell the 29 of November at Which time She was ordered to leave By Mrs Lowell the lady that Sent her here  She then went some where in State of verginia She was taking away because we didnot have as many Schollars As She wanted we only had 17 But we wouldof had A larg School by this time -