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and most of whom would be able to pay at least a small sum for their schooling, which would render the school at Eufaula quite self supporting

The Mayor of the City very kindly promised that the school should have all necessary protection

I visited the Boarding House recommended by Mr. Graves and the building which he had selected for a school House, I consider they are suitable for the purposes, I found two select schools for Freedmens children at Eufaula one of which was taught by a lady of Eufaula one by a freedwomen, those only who were able to pay the sum of ($2) two dollars a month were admitted to these schools.

I returned via Fort Valley Georgia I learned here that a gentleman of the town kept quite a large school for colored children. 

The brevity of my visit limited my knowledge but as far as I could learn the citizens of Union Springs, Clayton, Eufaula & Fort Valley Ga. were generally peaceably disposed towards the freedmen.

I heard less disloyal sentiments in