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Hot Springs Ark Sept the 9 1868 Mr Wm Colby after my Regards to you I tacke the pleasure of dropen you a few lines to let you know that your very kind letter came to hence and I was very glad to hear from I since have writen down but We had to Cal a Meeting so what I can explane to them the object of this donation as sone as I got them to understand what this donation was for there was no hesetion to Rase the amountt of many in our County as sone as I can find out the amount of Col peopel in this County I