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in him I find every thing we can desire as far as our interests are concerned. I preached to the colored people yesterday and found them rather above the average in intelligence and virtue. They are very anxious for a school, and will purchase a lot for building immediately if you are proper & authorize its erection.

Several of the prominent white citizens are eager to have a good school established, and is canvassing among the colored people I find enough pupils here to comprise a school of 75 pupils. I have the names of 72. Without doubt a school here will be nearly of not quite self sustaining.

I have about killed very horse so that it is impossible to proceed further with it, and so I have to wait untill [[treasurer?]] AM for Stage for Jacksonport. I will