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Fairfields - Oct. 2nd 1869

Mr. R. M. Manly 

Dear sir 

I have to acknowledge the receipt of $5.00 from the Peabody Fund for the month of August. I have no blanks to fill out a receipt for this month. I am afraid my report is not very accurate this month. None of my scholars have left school entirely, it is only owing to the work in the corn-fields they were compelled to stay away. And they all expect to come back when it is finished. I had some 55 or 60 different scholars during the month, some of whom only came a day, some two, and some 3 or 4 days, when the weather