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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