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Wrightsville School House
Gulf Ford Nelson County Va 

To: R.S. Lasey     Mch 31st 1869
Asst Supt of Schools
Lynchburg Va 

Sir

The School House occupied at this place by H.A.W. Wilson now numbers 33 Scholars with prospect of its increasing, and the Said school has been in operation since Jany 23rd 69 - making 2 months & 4 days. - I engaged any Services to the freedmen of this place to teach school for them at 15 dollars per month and board my-self out of that amount, after their paying for the land & building of School House it has thrown them very much in arrears and they have not been able to assist me as their teacher but only to the small sum of eight dollars as yet,, I will now give you a statement of the children - 8 came and upon examination found them to spell a little Those 8 can now spell any word given to them in any part of the speller and are Reading Writing & Ciphering.  25 came not knowing their