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Office Sub-Assistance Commissioner
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands
Fifteenth Sub-District
Hallettsville, Texas, Dec 21 1868

Rev. Joseph Welch
Supt Schools Austin Texas

Dear Sir
Miss Shaw will start for Austin tomorrow accompanied by Bro. Shacelford I received you notice of the postponement of the Conf. and apprised him of it., but he says that it will not be possible for him to attend at that time.

Miss Shaw has given entire satisfaction as a teacher and she desires to return Will you assign her to this place again?

I hope you will erect a school house on the lots purchased. Hon WH Posey is one of the Trustees, you will please confer with him and the Shackelford about the matter.

Very respectfully
Your obt sert
AK Foster