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Newbern Ala/a
Sept the 9th/67

Mr. C.M. Buckley
Montgomery Ala. 

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

Sir
Yours of the 1st inst in answer to my application for Teacher of a freedmens School is received  I am still teaching and the Pepol dont want me to quit teaching  My School is improving veary fast  I have 36 scholars on my [[strikethrough]] rolls [[/strikethrough]] list and can get as many more if I succeed in geting my appointment as Teacher 
General Hardee has visited my school once since I have been Teaching here and says 

Transcription Notes:
General William Joseph Hardee - born VA., lived in Alabama according to his bio. "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865" -