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Rv C W Sharp

discontinues the two smaller ones as public schools.

The school at Chappel Furnace is reduced now to sixteen, most of whom are Mr. Chappel's children, and each of whom is charged one dollar per month. Mr. Chappel pays this tuition; so that the school is no longer public school. The people are too poor to pay tuition, and so cannot send children.[[strikethrough]] to school. [[/strikethrough]]  At least fifty out of the seventy who live near enough, would attend school, if it were free. With some aid, besides the public money, a good sized school could be run at least six or eight months in the year.

Mr. James, the present teacher, is a colored preacher, born & educated in Ohio, is quite intelligent, and does very well. [[strikethrough]] in his [[/strikethrough]] He gets for all his services only $16. per month, and will be obliged to return to Ohio, unless he can have a larger school & better pay. If he could get $20. per month additional, he could manage to live; and it would be the best thing for the freed-children, which is practicable.  I give you the facts; have mentioned them also to Amer. Miss. Assoc.

I have perhaps [[underlined]] bored [[/underlined]] you with petty details of matters here in Charleston; but it was not because they were personal annoyances, but by way of explanation, in case I failed to fulfill all you anticipated.

Very truly yours
[[signature]] C.W. Sharp [[/signature]]