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I cannot accept for Mr. S. had previously written me saying quite decididly he should send me to Pine Bluff the coming year. I at first regretted it on account of the disappointment to Major Andrus and the Freedman who were so anxious I should return there, but on many accounts think a change will be preferable. I flatter myself it will be healthier then in Red River bottom though I know nothing about Pine Bluff except its situation. I have just heard the Sturgis People are endeavoring to raise funds to pay my expenses another year, and they have invited me to visit them. It seems almost impossible to do so the remainder of my stay at home will be so short, but