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ticular wishes touching the form or style of the to be improved building. - to obtain some rough estimates & plans ( they will be imperfect and very rough) and to write me very early of the matter.

Mrs. Christian I found in a "peck of trouble." She had received no salary from you for three months - had repeatedly written you asking directions & instructions and had received no reply, and did not know what to make of it - did not know but we had all dropped her and was generally discouraged.

She has taught a free school up to the beginning of the month, and since then, on the advice of Lieut W., she having rec. no salary and not hearing from you, she has charged (or asked) a fee of 50 [[cents]] pr. mo. for those able to pay and has received thus far some [[underline]]$10 only[[/underline]] - "she has excluded none who have applied but have been too poor to pay"- Has had no blanks and has written for some. Thinks I also have treated her shamefully leaving her there all alone and not writing and not coming down. I tried to clear my skirts by telling her that after our Association (transferred) returned her to you for the N.E. Socty, I had no [[underline]]authority[[/underline]] to direct her movements and at best could only help or advise as a private friend.

I told her I would write you touching my visit and state her cases.

Probably a good letter of instruction which should