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588 312/691 400. March 4 Octavio R. Mors Dear Friend: Turn your school at once into a free school, and I will pay you $15 per month from March 1st provided you have as you say you will "more than you can manage"-- only you may stop receiving scholars when you set just as many as you manage practically which I suppose will be from 40 to 50. I hope have the pleasure of seeing your school in April or May, and I shall expect to see a good one. In regard to the past month, the only thing I can do is to send you the enclosed $5. The current pay mainly for the name of school: it must be for the substance. I have read a letter from Rev. John Lewis desiring Mary Mors (your sister I believe) to teach at Boydton. I hope she will enter upon duties there at once. I have written them the conditions. As soon as she begins she should write me informing me of the fact-- the No. of pupils &c - R.M Manly Supt Ed