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San Antonio Texas Apr. 19. 1866

Lt. E.M. Wheelock
Supt. Ed. R. & F.

Dear Sir

Herewith I send you my first monthly Report. The figures exhibit a more favorable condition than really exists. My school has been made up mostly of those who could not or would not pay a tuition fee - If I urge advance payment the next month a large number will drop off.

Mr. Goodwin, the Soldier teacher of whom I wrote in my last had become popular among the Freedmen at the time I came not from any merit as a teacher but by the practice of his Tamblin-ish art on a small scale - there being nothing to oppose him - & was pocketing nearly all the Specie Freedmen could spare for education. The little that remained Unkle Nase the old Colored teacher managed to appropriate to himself

This Goodwin is an Englishman - tells me intends to return home after a few months - tells a tent mate he intends to remain in San Antonio as long as he can clear $.80 pr. mo. out of "the niggars" - My coming rather disturbed his day-dreams. Before that was charging from $1.50 to $4.00 - Now the excess of his chgs are $2.00 but does not refuse any contributions his scholars may make him up to $.5.00 - goes to my scholars & offeres to teach them for $1.00 - refuses none that can crowd into his small room at any price or at no price - prays & exhorts & tells them beautiful things in Sunday School & waltzes with