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Capt. O'Neill at Arlingdon Va in regard to the school - he promises to visit me today. There has been much dissatisfaction in reguard to my authority to come here to teach the colored people as I brought no letters of commission from you, I wish to attend to the matter and dispel all such difficulties. The tide of public sentiment is against me here although it is cloaked by pretensions to friendship. My position at present is one of considerable [[strikthrough]] embarrassment [[/strikethrough]] embarrassment. As I have not received a reply from you to my previous letter I judge you did not get it. You didi not give me your addresss.