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Nashville Nov. 14. 1867 Rev. D. Burt Dept. of Education Dear Sir This is a house in Robinson Co. of the State (on Carr's Creek) owned by the freedmen of the neighborhood, in which we desire to open a school for the instruction of Colored pupils & desire to obtain from the Bureau some aid to put the house in repair The amount necessary will be about one hundred (100.) dollars The lot was bought by the freedmen and deeded to their trustees of their number If the above amount could be furnished them it would enable us to open a