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Eagle Lake
Colorado Co. May 29th /69

Rev Joseph Welch
Supt of Education
Austin, Texas

Dear Sir
I have been referred to you by W. H. Sinclair of Galveston as he has been relieved from the duties of acting as Supt of Education of L His school He stated to me that he had referred my letter to you & requested me to correspond with you on the subject

I am desirous of puting up a school here in this neighborhood for the benefit of the freedmen I have already comenced building of one but would enlargen it provided I could get some help from you We have no school in this neighborhood except on my plantation & we have not the house suficient The Freedmen all seam to be verry anxious to educate their children Any assistance that you can be able to give us would be hapily received
Yours Truly
W. T. Wilkinson
Late. Lt. Col. 30th. Mo US.A