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The people here are in every way willing to help them selves if they can get aid and we appeal to your kind consideration and clemency to advise us the best course to take to obtain a school they the colord people have never had any school here until I come and organized one and the are trying in every way to oppose us there is a few white in our favor and they only want aid to secure a school. Please answer Immediately and oblige 
Your most obt servt

G. T. F. Boulding
Mount Solon
Augusta Co Va