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Richmond Va
April 2d 1866

Gen O Brown
A.C.F.B.

Dear Sir.
Last fall about 1st Sept I was sent on a mission by our Church to Staunton Va to look after the Spiritual interest of My People. I found them without any shepherd and worshiping in the abasement of the Church South. I read our discipline to them and almost all of of them voted to join our Church Numbering about 500; and the list enclosed of 139 Names are those who agreed to contribute towards building a A M E Church.
Rev W.D. Harris by authority from Bishop Payne sent

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