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I have been at them ever since I came about buying land. They leave it pretty much all to one colored man, Bowman, to attend to and he, tho right intelligent and enterprising, is not over swift. When I went to his place yesterday, I found him sick. So I concluded to go myself to Mr. Jones. These people will do all they should with thee and Major Henry to start their house, and direct and tell them what to do, and how to do it. The old dependence still cling to them. But with a little arousing they will overcome it. I had talked so much and been so often I almost had failed heart. But thee gave me new courage yesterday and the children are more ambitious. It always did me so much good to have a real thorough, earnest
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person come into my school. It does us all good, to have one who understands his business, and heart in it to come sometimes and help us see the light. This school with the incubus of usual surroundings off us, can be made one of the best and it [[underlined]] shall. [[/underlined]] With a nice large room desks benches, blackboards, maps &c one can accomplish fully as much again. It has been my lot in Freedmans schools to always teach in the rudest places. It takes much of the nim one needs in teaching to endure such a distasteful place as this. But now we will cheerfully put up with the disagreeables of this forlorn place, as we are so soon to have a better. Major Henry and thee will put it through, I know. The sucess I have tried to frighten and discourage them from building. Tho some fear are favorable. But with your inspiring words and energetic actions and assurance of protection, they will put us up a schoolhouse within the next two weeks I trust. We are weary waiting. But it will not be for much longer. The Ass. will send me maps and a clock soon as we get in our new house. It will be splendid to have it