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consequently more unprincipled of the democracy have made threats of burning the house and hanging the teacher.  Grants election has done much toward quieting all such and we have no more fear of being molested.

We hope to be able to carry our school through the winter but have doubts of the ability of colored people to do so unaided.

We have relied entirely upon ourselves so far but as the fall work is about over and very little work to be had by the laboring class during the winter we fear for the [[result?]].

There is no wealth among the colored people and we receive no aid and very little sympathy from any of the whites.  The salary we have engaged to pay our teacher is twenty five dolls ($25.) per month.

If you have any funds in hand