Viewing page 205 of 305

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

houses & the people will defray the expense of board.

Please state whether the Bureau will continue to pay rental averaging $10 per mo. per Teacher up to Oct 1st. The stronger your letter the better.

For young men of color struggling for an education, I have a deep sympathy.

While this Committee must [[underlined]] at present [[/underlined]] curtail, instead of expand its work, simply from having undertaken too much, the fact will remain that the contribution will be [[underlined]] four [[/underlined]] times greater this year than last. This looks well for the future.

Yours
[[signature]] W. F. Mitchell [[/signature]]