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Boydton July 3rd 1869

Rev Mr Manly 

Sir 

Yours of the 20 inces came to hand inquiring after the May report sir this will in forme you that I was compel to stoop the Howard school for one corse the rent stop i could not pay that a second reason is that the people did not pay me 20 dollars in 8 months & i was in deet for Bord a third reason was that I could geet no money frame no outher sorces but I have a Nother School in veuw that I think will number a Baret 4 or 60 that will be in the 6th district ples send me some school Reportes & i will show you how i make our school Reports my paste offer will be Boydton rental we make farther argrangesments your houmbel seven Jas R. Heawell this R in Stid oat W was seame [[?]] arange to you all but it was George W. Graham works & he ask me not to arler it Whiles i keep that school or it would make a gance him But this is my name proper Jas R Heawell