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Benham Texas June 21/69
To Mr. Welch
Superintendent of Education
Austin, Texas.

Sir,
We the undersigned Colored Citizens of Washington County(Brenham) currently request, that Mr Burk, be retained as School Teacher of the Colored School at Brenham. Having the greatest Confidence in Mr Burk as a School Teacher and believing him to be as competent and good a person, as we can possibly get to teach our children, we earnestly request that he be retained.

We have the honor to be 
very respectfully you Obdt Svts
           Theodore Stamps
Buck Cannon       J. Hanna
George Lands      John Houston
Daniel Conner     Wm Fortune
Dick Hathaway     R. Layton
Richard Wilson    Lewis Carter
Ned King          Albert Harris
Milton Wallace    Hubbard Allen      
Geoser Hurst   Henry Bates
Thomas Day        Chauncy Childs
Wm. Gables     Ben Garrett