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La Grange. Texas.
Apl. 13th 1869.
Dr. Sir. 
I Read your prompt Reply to my letter of March 18th, but as yet nothing from its enclosures ---
I cannot understand the cause of this long delay of near a month = now near 6 months since the purchase of material and 8 mos since the completion of the work in your Freedmens School House and Church of this place. I certainly done one fourth more than contract ---
[[Sereana?]] a fine Bell for them all get it for naught as get. kept $10 only paid by Free.men and the Bill [[purchased?]] [[of?]]. If I am to Receive not even Respectfull attention from [[Gro?]] Officials. I can only look to the Freeman. Who I am sure will at least be just as far as they know.