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On Board Str Natoma
Sep. 23. AD 1868
Prof J.M. Colby
Dr Sir
When we separated at Dr Smiths office Supt Knight and myself intended to have called upon you further and learned from you what assistance could be had from you and upon what conditions and to have advised with you more as to particulars, but we found next Morning that the Ozark was just leaving by taking which we could save a day or two; So we concluded to take passage that way and upon looking into things further at at home, write you
I had a whole day at Napoleon, had a meeting of the Democrats and of the colored people in relation to the School System and