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been anticipated under the circumstances. I have lately been traveling round among my friends and acquaintances, and making some inquiries as to the practicability of establishing schools generally through this part of the country. I find that the feeling is favourable, and nearly all the planters with whom I conversed, seemed to be anxious that schools should be established in their neighborhoods  This is the most favorable time of the year to begin. The freedmen are now settled for the year and they could send their children at least for that time. They are generally very anxious to educate their children & would pay a reasonable sum for that purpose. The county in which my parish is located is densely populated with that class of people, and I think that eight or ten schools could be established within a circle of ten miles, containing from fifty to one hundred pupils, and most of them would be self supporting. I am anxious to see as many schools established as possible, for I think the children [[strikethrough]] may [[/strikethrough]] should all be taught to read and write, and as I think