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Leesburgh May 12th /69

Col Lee
Alexandre. Va

Sir,

According to a promise I made you. whilst you were here. that I would inform you when the school house was completed. It was finished and the key handed to trustees on the 21 of last month. I have held school into it for the past three weeks. They (the trustees) have paid the remaining portion of the debt and are now trying to raise means to enlargen the schoolhouse it is inadequate for the number of children in this place. I am now suffering mainly for seats. and desks, is there a surplus of benches in any