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Office U. S. Military Telegraph
The following Telegram received at New Orleans 110 P M 20th 1865
From Donaldsonville M.
Dated, 20 Jan 1865

Lt Wheelock
Secy Board of Ed -

The Rebels made a raid on the Landry plantation & burned the School House. All benches were distroyed. Miss Shidall & [[strikethrough]] Metz [[/strikethrough]] Mrs Shephard are in Donaldsonville. I have got the other building ready to commence the school but it needs twelve (12) benches.

Boarding places are also secured. Send the benches and one stove also six lengths of stove pipe I think it best to send some competent person to superintend the whole business until the school is commenced  There will be no need of but one teacher.

CH Newton
Capt & PM