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Bristol East Tenn July 29th 1867 Mr R M Manly Sup Education Va. Dear Sir Your letter of the 26th of this Instant is to hand & its contents noted. We hav a teacher regularly employed she teaches at fifteen dollars per month & is paid by the Students or their parents We hav in daily attendance at the present schools from forty to fifty students varying accasionaly from circumstances We can increase this number to say from sixty to seventy five students Our school hence is too small & hence we ask for aid We hav purchased a lot one acre we hav paid fifty dollars the remaining fifty is due in Jan 1868 The fifty we raised ourselves Any aid you can give will be thankfully received & I feel sure that the money collected be exspended at any point where it would be likely to do more good The prospects of our scholl are fine Very Truly W H Hill Pacs F School am