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Hedgesville Oct 26th 1868
Lieut Brubaker

Sir, the Bͩ of Education has purchased a lot of ground & Partially Erected upon it a School for the use of Col Children and hold a deed of same for their use forever, as a school and would gladly receive the amt of appropriation offered by you which would enable them to finish the building at once please Send the Blanks Spoken of in yours of Aug 25th that they may finish Said House so that the School may Commence imediately Yours Resp

[[signature]] James Robinson [[/signature]]
Clk of Bͩ of Edn

N.B. I wrote you some three weeks ago having received no answer  I thought it may be you did not receive it - Yours &c
[[initials]] J R [[/initials]]