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Cecilton Cecil County Maryland
May 9th 1870

W. L. VanDerlip Supt. of Education

Dear Sir

There is a school in operation here an Independant school taught by a colored young man a native of this place by the name of Mr. Christopher Jones Jr. He has on Rool Book 39 scholars with an average attendance of 32 Mr Jones keeps school in an old church they have no school House here There seems to be large numbers of scholars that could be brought in if care was taken in gethering them in school

Very Respectfully yours

[[signature]] John H. Butler [[/signature]]