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Newgarden Russell Co Va. March 30th/69

[[left margin]] New Garden Russell Co. Apr 20'69 [[\left margin]]

Genl H.G. Thomas

Sir after my best respects to you I avail the happy opportunity of dropping you a few lines. Informing you that I have closed my present Cession of Teaching Consisted of 3 months. Cession & I have made a Connect statement in this month report of my School I heretofore made off reports for 2 months by tho months of Jany & Febr as the reports did not come to hand until I had taught two months time & up to the present I have not rec'd any answers from you as respects 2d reports I forwarded to you by mail fearing that you answered to my Letter I wrote you at the time I forwarded my reports of 2 months months time might of been misplaced at Same Po I concluded to inform you of the fact that I have not heard from you since I read the letter that contained the blank reports & a Letter with same from you. I also stated to you in my letter that I sent to you with the reports of 2 month tody herein mentioned concerning of Books. as respected Sabbath Schools but have not recd any answers in any wise from you Genl Pleas excuse my rising the words, of reports to include my [[?]] my reason for so doing is this I am fearful that some persons, not friendly towards Colored Schools, may have misplaced the answer provided you have written to me & as myself & some other freedmen have been rising and best efforts to improve the freedmen of our Vicinity we feel thankful to our faithful friends of Pualic authority to aid and assist us in that thing we have been using great industry & have succeeded will with our united efforts to carry out our schools so far but I had inform you Dear Sir that we are behind