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Goochland C. H. Va Rev 23rd 1869 Mr R. M. Manly Dear Sir, Yours of the 18th inst. is rec’d, and I thank you for the interest manifested in regard to the School. In my first letter I thought it almost unnecessary to state that it was a colored school that I wanted - deeming that understood. The neighborhood in which I wish to establish the school is very populous with fit subjects for education, and I design, should you promise me your aid, to erect a suitable house at my own expense; in fact will