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Floyd C.H. Va
May 1867

Capt Hiram L. Hunt
A.S.A. Com'r
Salem Va.

Dear Sir: We, the undersigned Freedmen, constituted in a meeting of Colored Citizens of the County, a business committee for school purposes, beg leave to forward you an abstract of the proceedings of that [[strikethrough]] committee [[/strikethrough]] meeting, also, the within statement of our condition and prospects together with a petition for aid which we hope you will grant, if it is in your power to do so, and, if not to forward to higher authority with your approval. We greatly need the blessings and privileges of Education