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Bureau R F and A Lands
Mecklenburg County Va
Clarksville Sept 7th 1866

Bvt Brig Genl O Brown
A.A.A.G Bureau R F & A L. State of Virginia
Richmond Va

Sir
I have the honor to make the following report in answer to Circular No 23 C.S. Hd Qrs Asst Comr of Virginia.

I think it practicable to establish two (2) Schools for colored children in Mecklenburg County as follows.

1st A School at Clarksville where about one hundred and fifty (150) scholars can be obtained. The colored people of Clarksville desire a teacher from the North. They (they colored people) will pay a teachers board, pay rent of school room, furnish fuel, and purchase books at cost.

Names of responsible colored men interested in schools for colored children at Clarksville.
Benjamin Puryear Clarksville
Robert Watkins Clarksville

2nd A School at Boydton (County Seat) where about one hundred scholars can be 
over