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Hampton Va. July 23. 1866. Rev. R.M. Manly Supt. School, Va. Richmond Va. Sir: I beg leave to offer for your consideration the following suggestions: In the present advanced, and rapidly advancing State of Education among the Freedmen of this State, it seems to me highly important that there should be established at as early a day as possible, an institution of a high grade, combining the advantages of a normal school, and a higher Seminary, easily accessible from all parts of the State; and especially convenient to the Eastern part, where will always be found the largest number of pupils. And that this institution be placed under the control of one of the largest and most efficient society now operating for the Education of the Freedmen. Such a locality is that of the late Chesapeake Hospital now Fortress Monroe Va. and such a society is the American Missionary Association of New York. With regard to this locality, it is worthy of notice; that by common consent there is none so well adapted by its (over)