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Leesburg Va June 24th 1870 Mr R.M. Manly Dear Sir Mr Coats one of the signers to the inclosed Communication called to see me last week & handed me a letter from you dated June 2d proposing to Col Hartwell to furnish from the Bureau fund 200$ toward their School house. I agreed to undertake the matter for them & if you are willing to forward the funds to me I will see that it is properly expended. The Communication states the present status of the enterprise Resptfly Yours Wm B Downey