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Melrose Pr. Geo. Co Va Oct 25th 1869 R M. Manly Supt. E.d. Richmond Va. Sir There has been a colored man to see me, to see what can be done for them in the way of helping them to build a schoolhouse they want a school very much but are very poor, but are willing [[strikethrough] todo [[/strikethrough]] to do all they can This man that came to see me owns a piece of ground that he bought on purpose to set a house upon which he says he will lease as long as it may be wanted for School purposes & they will turnout to put a house right up so as to be ready to open a school by