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Perry County Ala. June 10th 1867.

Mr C.W. Buckley:

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

Dear Sir:

I wrote to you at the close of last month making a Statement Respecting the establishment of a free school at Farres Church situated about 11 miles South-East of Marion Ala, But learning you have not received my letter, I will make a second statement which I hope will be transmitted in safety.

I commenced my School on the first day of May and my report shows an aggregate attendance during that month of 63 but the average daily attendance does not except forty-six (46) I am now able to show an increase of those numbers in my report of the fractional month of June. I also gave you as a reference to My Moral Character, and suitable qualifications as a teacher. The name of