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Freedmans School room
Market Hall
Brownsville. Sept 3rd 1867

Major Genl J. J. Reynolds
Comdg Sub Dist Rio Grande

General

It is with much pleasure that I report to you that the Freedmans School is organized under much more favorable auspices than I at any time anticipated.

I organized the Sabbath School on last sabbath the 1st inst. but owing to the rain there were only 19 present; all men.

I opened the day school for children yesterday. Thirteen children and six adults attended. This morning 9 children and three adults were added to the number of yesterday, making at noon today 22 children and 9 adults Total children and adults 31.

I know of several other families that

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