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Gordonsville Va.
March 12. 1866.
Rev. R. M. Manly
Dear Sir,

Your letter relieving me from reporting to you came just as I had forwarded the report for last month.
I have not been able to report on time always because teachers have not done the same to me & for two months I haven't heard a word from Fredericksburg although I sent blanks and requested them to return their filled early in the month.
I am glad that you have left these activities to Capt. Crandon not because I cared for the small addition to my labor, but because he can do it more to your satisfaction than I could possibly.  We have nearly started a school in Culpeper C.A. which is very