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toward it on condition I donate the balance I did & it is secured by deed to Trustees for school & church purposes.

In addition to this I donated Bell, Belfry - seats beds & other things to near $300.00. I am in debt the right sum 12 hundred dollars. I cannot give any more. I have given care & labor a per will give - no one would there. 

I ask that I may have that one hundred & twenty one dollars I have spent 38 dollars in three trips to see Runkle in addition to the $121.

On 12th inst our commencement exercises came off at Berea. I never saw better - never the equal - about two thousand people present the largest part were white -

John E Lee