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Barhamsville P.O.
New Kent Co. Va
Nov 15th. 1869

R.M Manly, 
Superintendant &c.
Dr Sir:

In behalf of the colored people of the 2nd district of New Kent, I have been instructed to state to you that our church in said district has purchased an acre of land upon which a church building has been erected and I now communicate with you, to know if you can and will have a school house build upon said ground and furnish us with a teacher- I should be very