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places, & some 200 very near scholars as you will see by my last report, & I have patiently waited for your blank deeds until I begin to think that I shall never get them. Last mail brought vouchers, the New Era 2 copies, one mailed a month ago, but no letter Now please write at once.

Three murders committed during last week, ending Friday. Only one murderer arrested. The white people clamor for me to go in for law somewhere, & I say wait until the new order of things is established. Our new sheriff cannot take his oath, old sheriff debilitated, weak in spinal column extending to lower extremities which added to blindess [[blindness]] loss of teeth and an original deficiency of brains leaves us in the hands of Texas gentlemen of honor alias thieves & murderers What can be done. I shall have this sent to La Grange, as I think the 

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