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Cumberland Furnace Tenn
Jan 25 67
Rev D. Burt
Dear sir my school is increasing you will see from this report and the prospect is that it will continue to grow in number I have had 53 at school at one time I will have to call for help more of them being advanced it makes it very hard on me in the day school and the Sunday School and then my meettings to attend too I have a daughter that will help me if she can get pay for it She is capable and we could manage it quite well and the freedmen will not more than be able to pay me if that pleas let me know and send a few official envelopes and some stamps there was three[[strikethrough]]stamps[[/strikethrough]]
cents due on your letter when you write to me direct to Charlotte
A.H.Duncan
Chalotte Tenn
AT Cumberlan Furnace

yours truly
A.H.Duncan