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Febry 5th 1867 Leesburg Washington County E. Tennessee Mr. D Burt Dear Sir I Received your Letter Requesting me to Give all the information I could in regard to the prospects for a Colored School at Leesburg, in Reply I only Say We have the offer of a Suit able place for a School house By paying fifty dollars down we can Get possession [[strikethrough]] by paying [[/strikethrough]] and pay the Balance in 2 years- the is about thirty Dollars Subscribed but not collected if we can Rais the first payment $56.00 we can Get possession and put up a School house. please write to me wheather We can Get any assistance from you or what cours To persue. Your Obedient Servant Benjamin Cassor his x mark