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Emily Howland Kinsale P.O. Westmoreland Co. Va. Rev. J.M. Manly Dear Sir When Col. Hunter was visiting schools in this part of Va. a delegation of colored men met him at the Lottsburg school house, to ask him to send them a teacher. I heard their appeal and the result was instead of a tarry of a few weeks, I decided to come and teach in this region for 3 months, beginning the 1st of the year. They were not then ready, so the school was not begun until the 13 inst. The day and night schools