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our arrival Mr Thomas was not willing to give up his school and he had all the paying shollars. I had but little chance to do anything I found a house and paid the rent for one month and picked up twenty schollers that was not able to pay anything and am teaching them - could have sixty if we had room - shall have more next week - Yesterday, went to Van Buren, to see what could be done there - called a meeting last evening, to get the expression of the colored folks got thirty dollars subscribed for the first months schooling - hired a  house at five dollars per month - Miss Farrar will go there on Monday to commence teaching - We both need some charts and they are not here - can you send us some by the first Boat? I am out of money - and no prospect of getting any here at present - have paid out $50.00 since we left the Rock If you can send me some it would