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Office S.A.C. B.R.F. &c.
Columbia, August 1 1867.
Lt J.T. Kirkman
A.A.A.G.
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The whites look upon the subject of education more as a matter of interest than duty, and are therefore willing to assist the blacks in building churches and School houses; and have contributed in various ways for that purpose, some have given building lots, a man named Terry of Sandy Point built a school house; the planters in the neighbourhood of Chances Prairie have given them the Church they formerly used; and the Citizens of Columbia at one time Subscribed very liberally towards building a Church and School house, but did not render the assistance on account of a dispute between two Missionaries one white and the other black - who came here to preach the gospel (!) The white man gained the ascendancy and left immediately, thereafter leaving a very poor substitute in his place.
The black men are anxious to have their children educated, and are sadly in need of some kind man to direct their efforts, but they are unable to pay for such services. There is very little money in the county and no prospect