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Farmville Va. Dec. 16. 1869 Rev R. M. Manly Supt. of Education Dear Sir: Yours of the 14th asking for information in regard to the nature and expense of the repairs is received. The steps are needed for the school-room door, the old ones have given way, making is necessary for the smaller children to be lifted into the house. A few new posts to prevent the building from settling. Your attention was called last summer to the open floor. The spaces are now large enough for a cat to pass through. While I was north the soldiers and Capt. Collin's derkey stole from my room bedding &c to the amount of $30 - in so doing they destroyed