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Office B R F & A L
Lewisville Lafayette Co Ark
July 23d 1868

Rev. Wm. M. Colby
Supt Education

Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters dated Dec 24" 1867 & Jan 7"/68
I am glad to know that there is a prospect of a teacher coming here  I will have the school house ready, yet I fear to go to any expense as it is now nearly one month after the date that Mr Baldwin was to have been here.
The freedmen have purchased one acre of ground & had it deeded to them for school purposes. They will have to have assistance to build the house