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Elizabethton Tenn April 22nd, 67
D. Burt

Sir, your favor is recd. and I will now attempt to answer your inquiries

1st. The colored people have no house in which a school could be opened. 
They are able and anxious to purchase but up to this time they can find no one who is willing to sell them the ground upon which to build [[strikethrough]] a house [[/strikethrough]]

2nd About Fifty pupils would attend in one neighborhood about 2 miles from town nearly one half of them have already learned to read by attending Sunday school

4th ques. They are able and willing to pay the board of a teacher

5th. They have a colored teacher in view who would be able to teach them to read & write & no more

6th I don't know that a suitable place could be found where a female teacher could get board. If such a place could be found the board would be from $2.50 to $3.00 per week

After receiving your letter I took some pains to find out the sentiments of the colored people in regard to education. They all seem to have a great desire to become educated, regardless of the cost they have selected a site for a house provided they can purchase it. They could put up a house in a few days. I think your presence here would contribute materially to forward on the work as the owners of land are backward in selling them ground for fear of the consequences