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labored for our good day and night and what we are they made us we love them and almost worship them for what they have done for us. and they have bore all manner of persecution  for us all the while peoples opposed them when they first came here but their walk was upright and Christian like. that a great deal  of it has lied away. It was them that brought Mr Gee here they wrote for him several times before he came and Established the Me. church We implore you to let us have other teachers we love them and our Children are crying their Eyes Out about them going to be taken away Mr Sharp and Mrs Sharp has done more good here than any other persons Ever could have done and we believe that Mr Gee made the report just by asking someone of no account for we some very mean Negroes here among us but do you ask Some of the members of the Church and they will give you these Monday. Excuse us for writing this way to you - for it is our duty to do so - so Sent a person which we hope you have Excused before this - Yours Respectfully Mary Everett
L S. Owns
Ellen Manson
Betty Price
Hanny Chapeman
Members of the M E Church

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Rev. Mr. Burt -
I forward this to you as a specimen of what has been forwarded on the subject. 
R.S. Rush