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[[preprinted]] [[strikethrough]] PICKERING & [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] C. E. [[/insertion]] COFFIN, MANUFACTURERS OF CHARCOAL PIG IRON, MUIRKIRK, PRINCE GEORGE'S CO., MD. Muirkirk Furnace, ^[[Nov 22d]] 186^[[7]] M[[/preprinted]]r John Kimball Dear Sir Yours of the 21st inst is at hand and am much obliged for prompt attention. Mr Alsop's residence is about two miles from here and I think that perhaps it might be a good place for a school. I shall be glad to see school houses going up where they are needed and am in hopes that some future time to see Maryland more enlightened than she is at present. Hoping to see you the next time you see in this vicinity I remain Yours Truly [[signature]] Chas. E. Coffin [[/signature]]