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Confidential Staunton Oct. 17 1867 
Rev. R. M. Manly
Richmond
Dear Sir
 A letter dated Staunton Oct. 4/67 purporting to be but not in E. Lawson's handwriting, forwarded by you to Mr Whipple Oct. 8 has been sent here for recognition. Some statements are palpably and some inferentially untrue and did it not reflect upon the present condition of school, and lead to a possible supposition that my application for aid in fitting up the room here was unnecessary should not as I must say the letter was written by Mr Tukey and is only a continuation of the [[?]] operation which the schools here have had to contend against from the same source.  In fact, "the house" was rented for school purposes at $25 per month because there was no place in which to teach school as the church building spoken was not even roofed in.  Through the influence of Mr. Brackett, seconded by yourself the BRF & AL appropriated $300 in aid on the condition that the building added should accommodate all scholars in Staunton. Promises were fully made but when Mr Bowser the [[?]]