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Columbus Texas May 31st 1869
Rev. Joseph Welch 

Sir
    
I hope you will excuse me for not making out this report better as it is my first attempt so it had left any thing out that ought have been in I hope you will fix them right I have a few opponents but not so many as I have had we have got up a debating society it is not yet organized but it will be organized on next thursday night if no prevention the church [[strikethrough]] is [[/ strikethrough]] are going on very well all sends their best regards to you and Mr. Williams hoping to see you soon there was an addition behind by Mr. Jack Hamilton I have no need to write of present only I hope you will not fail in sending me some sunday school [[strikethrough]] tracts [[/strikethrough]] papers for the scholars write soon

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