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a doubt of your so understanding the matter until your letter of the 29th reached me. We have no further vouchers than those already sent to Gen Swayne as before stated. We had no Contract but the materials were purchased & the work done under direction of our teacher J. Nichols. Hoping that this statement is all that will be needed, I beg the matter may have your earliest attention - as we cannot go on to rebuild unless we receive the pay for the burnt school house & the assurance of the $350 additional on its completion. At least I see no way now. The 20 acres, on part of which we hope to build has been bought & paid for & we expect to sell most of it in half acre lots for a Freedmen's village - But this will have to the sold on time, of course, as the people are very poor & my hope is to be able to get all that they pay in, as rent or purchase

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