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Petersburg, June 12th 1869

Mr R. M. Manly

Sir This is to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the 7 inst & would say in reply that I have named it to the parents of my school children they say that they willing to pay a sum of 10 cts for Books They have promised to give me the money just as soon as they can spare it I than will send it over to you in regards my school I am doing very well. I would be very glad if you would send me over some monthly reports I am entirely out since you have commenced to aid me from the Bureau I dont charge the freedmen anything for Teaching their children I have feelings for them and intend to do my duty towards their children I am not doing as that man Green is acting he makes them pay him an extra sum of 10 Doll besids what the Bureau pays & from what I can understand they have him to Board. that is not my way of doing business I do sympathize with the poor Freedman who was Liberated by our Glorious Union Army and set free without a Dollar in his pockett it is my desire to do all for them that lays in my power I am a poor man and very needy I must say to you that at the present time I am entirely out of meat and a very little bread & more over no money to buy anything. I was thinking that by this time that I would have received some money from you but I have been disappointed and for why I cannot tell..I am aware that I have enemys I will simply state the facts conserning the two schools My school is situated in Cummins's Farm 7 miles from Petersburg