Columbus Ga June 19 1868

To Miss Lucy and Miss Sarah

My Dear Teacher

I will now take this pleasure to write you a few lines to let you know I am well and I hope that these few lines will find you well and in good health and now I sopose you would like to here something about Miss Gayle and her school at this Present time Miss M & G. have a very larg school at this time and all of her old scholars that went to her when you was in school with her I will tell you my studies third reader second Geography second a rithmetic Webters Dictionary and elemntry spelling Book I have been through dour copy Books I have been through 3 No 3 Copy Book 1 No 2 copy and I am also in No 5th copy Book. Miss G not attach was to the free school this year. She is teacher in Joe Caldwell dwelling room and I am going to Miss Gayle. We are going to a singing school and Mss Gayle are also We are going to have a consirt the 6 of July the singing school and Miss Gayle School wishes that you was here with ous to day is not our writeing day tursday and friday is our main writing day dont eny Classes say lesson only primer class say lesson those 2 days in writing.

Miss Gayle says that She will write to you soon her self I would like to here from you soon please write to me soon Miss G says she want to see you very bad

yours sincerely Jordan Johnson