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Fort Magruder V.A.
January 12th 1870

Mr. Jones
I am happy to inform you at my School at this time. I opened on the [[?]] the first day I had thirty six and now I have sixty four scholars. they keep me very busy from nine in the morning until three in the evening besides I have a very good night school from seven o'clock until nine at night.
A number of persons have asked me about you hoping that you will come to see them again and I should like to see you here also I think you did a