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Independence Texas
July 30th, 1869

Rev Jos. Welch, 
Supt of Ed.
Austin,
I'll respectfully report to you the following disturbance of my school & scholars. I ask your instruction:
Information has reached me several times through parents, that white boys were interfering with their children while on their way to & from school. There being only children's evidence, I could not take notice until July 5th, where a party of white boys collected waylayed, assaulted, & made threats on my scholars with weapons while going home. Their parents was immediately informed & I thought many was satisfactorily chastized, but on the following day they reappeared & made other threats, when I concluded 'twas best to report to the Magistrate, presiding in this precinct. The white boys answering to the names reported, to me & by me to him, was summoned to appear in Court, their being under lawful age was released, & lectured afterwards by Genl Robison. A few days ago, the acting Sheriff, presented a bill of cost to me for $22.60/. Is it right that I should pay it or not?

Except above & assault on me, my school has been equally carried on, scholars progressing very rapidly but recently the colored people seemed to be enraged on account