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Have about 20 in mental arith. and will have nine commence geography next week. Capt. Smith, Mr Torrino and Mr. Barbour were in to see us yesterday and seemed pleased with our progress. The he Capt said "he knew there was no col. school. any where and no white school in Ark that was learning faster than mine."

I got into town the 30th of Oct and commenced school Nov 1st and from that time to this I have put in five days a week. And never was in better health than at present. Will teach here about four months and then go on the bottoms again but probably not to the same place as before.

I expected to send you the change before send the testaments but was glad to get them. The scholars like very much to read tracts of any kind