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Petersburg July 17th 1869 Mr R M Manly Sir we the undersighners Board of 2nd Freedman school do most respectfully & urgently request of you to let our school be continued through the month of august being as [[strikethrough]] our [[/strikethrough]] a portion of our children has been deprived of the opportunity of coming for several days on account of working our crops you would confer a great favor upon us by so doing we remain most respectfully Thos Cary M. Bragg Wain Rose Howar Johnson Henry Eppes David Hall Robt Pattinson Mas White Tiller White Berryman Tucker Henry Walker Henry Jons Thos Harris Carlina Elmore Mary McCoy Lawson Jone Mary Davis Jon Lindsay Jim Jones H Pegram Thos Evans Ellen Masson Agg Polling Pitts Meed