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One or two letters on the same occasion and not yet received anny [[any]] answer neither have wee [[we]] even wether [[whether]] they reached you or not our purpose of writing is to enquire of you what step to take regarding schools  Here is a hundred an more chrildren [[children]] here standing in ned [[need]] of teaching and wee [[we]] feeing it our duty to enquire of you wether [[whether]] wee [[we]] can get teachers to instruct them and if so please act apon it at an early period  At the same time we wish to call your attention to a body of men who have recently formed [[strikethrough]] them [[/strikethrough] a uion [[union]] leauge [[league]] and as we wish to put the best foot forward we         

Transcription Notes:
“Apon” is a word or preposition, to be specific, which is not used anymore in Modern English. This preposition was commonly in use in the Middle English era. It was actually the way “upon” was spelled at that time. With time, spellings were changed.