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Fincastle
Botetourt Co. Va
Feb 9th 1869
Capt. R.S. Lacey
Asst. Supt. of Schools
Dear Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Check. Rev R.M. Manley should remember that the colored people have very little to do during the winter months, and that is the reason that the attendance is large - but not larger than schools which receives no assistance from Dr. Sears fund or Bureau. You will find that the Cloverdale School is larger than the Pleasant Hill or Mountain View schools - Would like to know how much he will pay  I promised the teachers 25¢ per pupil and if I have to pay much out of my

Transcription Notes:
It's very hard to make out, but I'm fairly confident that I got the town and county right because Fincastle is a real town in Botetourt County, Virginia.