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New Market April 6th Col. R. M Manly Dear Sir I find myself hunting a little excuse to write you a line - by way of apology, for being so late in sending in my report - only, perhaps because it is such a pleasure to me to get a line from yourself My last report for Feb. left me among gloomy clouds & I think the skies brighter a little - my health is better. I am still at my post - the scattering of the large school in Feb. was doubtless my Heavenly's Father's mode of teaching me that I was working too hard and He didnt