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Office R.F. & AL.
Columbia, Chicot Co. Arks.
July 1st 1868"
Wm M Colby 
Sir
I have the pleasure to announce to you, that after Many Efforts with the great Unterrified, Unwashed, Human slavery, Anti-Education party of this county I have made partial arrangements for Land on which to build school houses for the colored people of this county. I will secure the land and start the buildings after which we must have substantial aid from the fund, at the disposal of the Asst. Com. I wish to