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Fairfield Aug. 31. 1869 Mr Manly Dear Sir. I hope you will find the enclosed report made out in the proper manner. I have had a very large school this month, over 120 but many of them came only 5 or 6 days so I reported but 92. I have had much more than I could attend to properly but I am assured there will be a great diminution in numbers this month owing, as all the larger scholars will have to work in the corn-fields. I found the way opened here for a school by several colored men, who had labored