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Garysville Va. Dec. 9. 1869. R.M. Manly, Suptd Ed. Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: I received from the state Suptd at Richmond the following letter bearing date Sept. 21. "Certainly I wish you to teach again & I will endeavor to see that you have a commission & some compensation from some educational Ass'n." Furthermore under date of Oct. 11 he writes that 'he hopes I have already entered upon my school at Garysville'; that 'he shall hear a good report of it at the end of the month & find it a model school when he visits it.