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Darnstown Mongomery Co. Md.
April 23rd 1870

W.L. VanDerlip Superintendant of Education

Dear Sir
I held a meeting here at this place we had a large attendance and talked to the people on the subject of Education and the future prosperity of our people that it dependns on our whirghtness and moral and mental improvement. We had a good time 

The house is not plastered but they are fencing the lot in and say they will plaster the House this sumer, They asked me for a teacher for the sumer but I told that I did not think they could get one but I would mention their request and If you could do anything for them you would

Respectfully
[[signature]] John H. Butter [[/signature]]