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August 27th/53 Dear N, I am almost vexed this morning for your part of the mail has all been sent to Beverly. I have just written to the P.M. to send it back - Mr. Bishop says that Alfred Marshall [illegible] it & Alfred says he did not that Mr. Bishop did it but he told him to send it to Belpre but he understood to Beverly I shall get it Monday I expect I should have written you the first of the week but have been waiting to hear again from Mr. Towne I think we shall have him for teacher tho, perhaps not - The French teacher from Clinton has written to come also - If Mr. Towne don't come I expect I shall have to com- mence with what assistance I can get till they find some- one - Mr. Towne is the only one that has written to come - Mr. [Barren?] is coming & is to have the house that Mr. Scot used to have in