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on ignorance and local prejudices unfortunately divide the Freedpeople here at Winchester - they are divided into five different churches, each antagonistic to the others, and like Kilkenny Coats, threaten the bests interests of each other.  Most unluckily the schools suffer a good portion of the consequence.

Very Respectfully 
Your Obedt St
John A. McDonnell

Sub.Asst.Comr

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A quick search of Wikipedia finds this: Kilkenny coats "were used as a way to identify knights and nobles on the battlefield and in tournaments" ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-23 10:41:22