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Fayetteville Ark October 31st 1867 Wm M. Colby Esq Supt of Education Little Rock Ark Dear Sir I am in receipt of yours of the 19th inst and in reply beg leave to state that over one hundred names were placed on record as desiring to attend a school that there are about five hundred colored citizens in this county who have a deed in fee to one acre of land at this place. As yet they have done nothing towards raising funds to pay for a church and school-house though they have very generally promised to contribute in labor or money. They have been holding a Sabbath school which is quite generally attended and until lately have had a day school. As yet I have been unable to see the trustees absence on the Circuit having prevented me from doing so as well as delayed my answer to your