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Helena Ark: Nov 25th 1868 Wm M Colby Esq Little Rock Dear Sir Your letter of Sept 29th would have been promptly acknowledged, but that I have for some time confined to my room by a severe attack of Rheumatism. There is an improvement in public feeling here, and they are laying hold with increased earnestship in organizing districts [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] making arangements for shools, & building school houses A Mrs. Clark from [[strikethrough]] [[??]] [[/strikethrough]] Wisconsin sent here by a Society of Congregationalist, has just commenced to teach in the Colord Free School of this district With regard to district school houses I have in nearly all cases recommended the parties to put up good substantial neat hewed log houses, conforming closely to the plan given in the work I received from you, and doing all that is required [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] toward the completion of the