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Tuscaloosa Feb 11th / 68

[[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States  [[/stamp]]

Sir

I beg you respectfully to inform you that I hired a house last year to the government as a school house and that the two last months have not been paid for. I sent the Act. accepted to Mr. Buckley, trusting to his honor at the advice and through the hands of my friend Ms. Blair. the house I rented belongs to the "Orphan Home" and they are very greatly in need of the money $25.0- if you will inform me how I am to proceede you will greatly oblige 18 female orphans their friends &c

Your Obt Svt
W.H. Beatty

H.M. Bush
Ast. Sup Education