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of the treaty.
Mrs Jones the wife of Revd John B. Jones, and a missionary among the Cherokees, has commenced a Sunday school at Fort Gibson, and has in it 150 children, and Mrs J. W. Dunn at the Creek Agency the wife of Colonel Dunn. The Creek agency has a smaller school. And the opposition to the Schools is so strong at both places, that no teacher can be had to teach a day school. I am anxious that teachers shall be sent out there - and young ladies would do the best. Fort Gibson is a military Port where a Regiment is stationed, and at it is a large number of young men as officers and attaches of the Army; and a lady ought to be sent there, who in education, attachments &c could exert an influence over them, and finally join the Army or the Civil service as the wife of an officer. Revd J. B. Jones at Fort Gibson will afford any facilities he can to aid the above object. A similar woman ought to be sent to the Creek agency, and Col. Dunn there will do all he can to afford you aid in carrying out schools. Schools could be carried on with the highest prospect of success in at least ten different points in the Indian country, and if taught for the Indians to more than twice that number. The Indians have good common schools in their country - but they will not permit negro

Transcription Notes:
All the [[?]] [[?]] are the same words, indicating some kind of place. I believe the place is "Fort Gibson".