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[[note]] Wellville 
Oct. 14, 
J.N. Murdock [[/note]]

admitted, even if any poor ones should wish it. they must have separate schools. 
I feel that if the Bureau will aid with building the house, we can more successfully  present our case to a benevolent society to aid us in procuring books, perhaps help come towards paying teachers. I shall look with interest to your reply to this letter. my promise to furnish all that the Bureau does not, in  based action the influences that you will aid us to the amount of $130.00 less, &, I hoped more; but if you please after reading this to furnish any material aid more or less we will be encouraged by your decision, & encouragement done, will enervate as a little. I am willing to sacrifice as much as  can be reasonably affected; I do not feel that I can retire from the purpose. Even although met by positive denial of aid by the Bureau, for I know that if I abandon them, they will abandon each other & the house & school will fall together: with me, it is a principle & I am endorsed, or strengthened by the report of the educational agent of the Bureau as made & published in the proceeding before the reconstruction committee of Congress, 
In haste I remain
Very Respectfully Yours

J.N. Murdock

P.S. If the state does not aid us by legal enactment I feel confident that we can & will maintain a permanent school, and with colored teachers competent to teach and govern.
Respectfully
J.N.M.

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