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provided for them are 150 i.e. inclusive of those that attend now. We have at present two teachers and and a pupilage of 70 scholars, and have only been open two weeks, (though this school was established last March by the Pres. Association at N.Y.) They all manifest an intense desire to learn, and it is to assist us in this object that we now apply to you for aid. This house was erected by the Bureau at a cost of $560, $60 of which was given by the Freedmen. We wish now to build an addition to it which will cost us $200, and it is to solicit aid from you that we address this letter,