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West Point Church Va.
December 5th 1868
Rev. R.M. Manley
Supt of education
Dear Sir.
I begin I fear that the mail has played some prank with my letters to you. I wrote you from New Kent Court House on the 11th or 12th of November. Starting when to send teacher (Miss Annie Allston) to Tunstalls station & have heard nothing in regard to her since. I have not had time or rather my horse has not to go over there yet. Ther school house is 29 miles from my boarding place the one at Ayletts 20 miles I have osellated between Ayletts & West Point church in the school interest talking to congregations now four times to induce them to help support their schools. I should succeed but we must be patient. I have tried two or three experiments. I now am preparing