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The tax payers as light as prescribes a more especially in this District from the first that the citizens are greatly cramped by sundry misfortunes which have befallen them since 1865 - is by the overflow in Red River in 1865 & 67. The cotton [?]  - 67 & the [?] of 1868- 69. I [[worked?]] there [[for?]] ask you to aid me as much as possible with the funds at your disposal to enable me to build a colonial school house of respectable capacity_ say for [[56]] pupils _ or more. [?] Our location here is entirely healthy with good arable lands [?] = [?] & is in the extreme South Western [?} of the state. being situated six miles from the Texas line on one side & but four from the [[Chastain?] line on the other. Mr Casey was kind enough to tell me he thought I had the best situation for a large freedman's school in his District [?] this fact leads one to hope you will give my application for aid a favorable consideration_ Should you find it convenient I [[won't?]] be pleased [[insert for you]] to visit our section and [?] for yourself. I hope to hear from you soon [[and]] again i beg you to excuse me for