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Glade Spring Washington Co Va
April 1868
Mr Manly
    Sir 
         I sent myself down on the first of this month to tell you that I have been here three months the 10 day of this months I will be here three months and have not received a cent. I have done my duty Mr Tomas sent me here & said that the government was to pay me so much & now he is gone and I have to look to you for this I have not received not a cent from the government and I would  like to know if how much the government is going to pay me a month I would like to know I expect to discarge my school the last of this months or the next the people wants these children to help plant corn and it wont hold no longer than this monnth and please send me my treasure I have 17 scholars now in school now I did have 26 but they all had to stop & go to work I was sent here to stay the last of next month but I wont have no scholass then I dont think and so I will discharge them the last of this month and please send me in my treasure Mr Tomas told me that the government had to pay me so much but he did not tell me how much & he told me that I was to send you all of my reports after this I have sent him three reports and he told me to send the