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Rev. Joseph Welch
Supt. of schools
Austin Texas

Dear sir 

I previously made an application for an appointment to teach a school to which I received no answer.

Consequently I renew the application for an appointment to teach a school at Pleasant Hill school house

In which school is taught reading writing and [[striketrough]] cyfering [[/strikethrough]] arithmatic

Said school was gotton up by Captain Haugn the then Sub assistant Com. Nov. 1st 1868 since which time it has been in session exclusive of about 1 1/2 months vacation, attended by an average of at least 25 or 30 schollars

During which time I have not received exceeding 35 or 40 dollars in payment of tuition In my former application I was recommended by W W Downs the