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Bureau RF&A Lands
Hd Qrs 4th Div 2 Sub Dist
Lunenburg C.H. Va
Dec. 9th 68

Rev RM Manly
Supt of Education

Dear Sir
I reply to your letter of the 7 inst. I have the honor to state in request to Scotts School at Burkeville that there are great complaints of dissatisfaction. I have been there and inquired into these complaints and find the freedpeople there so divided and opposed to Scott as a teacher that the school is of but little benefit. There are but about 16 regular scholars when there should be at least 75. He reports 23. The complaints are that the said Scott assumes complete control of the house and leaves to the sole use and benefit of the M.E. Church and excuses all other denominations while the greater part of the money for the