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We live on the line between Grant and Dallis in my district we have 20 children going to school from our district and several from Dallis swelling our no to nearly 30 -  This I have done for pitty sake as they all come to me and say Dr cant we send our children to your school for we dont live near enough to any others - and thus we have as many as one teacher (with the disadvantages they have to labor under) can manage now if there can be any thing done it will be apprecated by The Colored people and their friends
Please let me hear from you on the subject soon and oblige a friend of The Colored People
Yours &c
J W Harrison

Prof Colby can you assist Dr Harrison in any way if so he will greatly apprecate to
same                     
F M Chrisman
Circuit Supt.

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Edited: changes and corrections Part of the page is blocked off by seemingly another page. It would be too hard to try and guess what they were trying to say, so lean on the side of incoherence.