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Farmville Va. Sept. 24, 1868

Chaplain R M Manly
Richmond

Dear Sir

We are preparing for a concert or sentation by Sabbath School children and if you have among your "Stores" a cheap youths edition of Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress and a few [[?]] story books of lesser value which you could send me as prizes I should be grateful. If price is reasonable I will remit with pleasure if you cannot donate.

It is said and generally believed that "the darkest cloud has a silver lining" I will not dispute the truth of this as a general proposition but if so the silver lining to the black cloud of ignorance hereabouts, is so narrow a fringe as to be microscopic or telescopic - If I did not firmly believe