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Washington County Allens Chapel ^[[insert]] across Navy Yard Bridge [[/insert]] DC There are Sixty one children with the names attached to the ^[[insert]] Schools [[/insert]] list. There are some whose names are not down - nine or ten say seventy. About one ^[[insert]] half [[/insert]] refugees and freed by the goverment within this school District [[strikethrough]] of Columbia [[/strikethrough]]. July 31st 1865 [[signature]] Andrew L. Wheeler [[/signature]] The above was furnished by the local preacher there are a number of children not yet sent to school that the parents propose to send when [[the?]] shall be reopend. Augt 2nd/65 [[underlined signature]] Joseph L Smith [[/underlined signature]]