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Farmville, Va. May the 8, 1868
To Mr. Thos. P. Jackson
Freemens Bureau

Dear sir I have visited severel points in this county and the people are very poor and they have no sabbath or day schools and in my mission I marry them. I find them destitute of learning and in Great need of help in these matters of much importance to them and the relation they surstain to the Country. and I  present their case to you hoping to receive some ade of Books that will be useful 

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The words in double brackets need to be checked, I wasn't sure what they were