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Office Brenham Texas
Apl 15. 1869

Rev Joseph Welch
Supt Schools Hd Quarters
Austin Texas

Rev & Dr. Sir

There is located at Brenham a Mr Burke who is represented as an Employee in your Department and engaged in teaching a Freedmen School. His conduct is such that I deem it my duty to make a statement to you. Instead of confining himself to the duties of his position and professionalism for I learn that he claims to be a minister of the Gospel he has been canvassing the County and is now absent making political speeches and assailing the character of Citizens myself among the number of whom he can know nothing and is made the tool of others to do their dirty work. This mans conduct will I must say bring reproach on his profession and do injury to both the causes of education among the freedmen and the Republican party