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Lagrange Dec the 28

Parson Welch I write you A few lines to inform you that we are sadly in need of A school teacher. We have A School house all ready set and every thing we have been Waiting for A teacher A long time and have come to the conclusion that the best thing we could do was to write to you and see if you knew of any teacher you could send to us for the coming year We can assine 25 schollars to begin on and A fair prospect for A great many more during the year And would be glad to have your assistance in getting A teacher it is up in pine grove About 11 miles from Lagrange the trustees of the school desired me to write to you for them their number is five their names are Sidney Moore Aron Moore Abner Meashan William Trotter Fredrick Harrison all of the schollars are able to pay A dollar A month Write to us as soon and let us know What the chance is for A teacher you can direct your letter to Sam Yates I have been preaching In the school house for seven months it is in A good fix We will Board the teacher and have her kindly treated if we got one With my kindest regards for yourself I will Subscribe myself your friend in christ
Samuel Yates