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seem that a School House such as described would have to be heated by means of brick chimneys, with fire places for burning wood: Two, I think would be required, & one could be constructed with two hearths; one opening in the school, & the other in the Teachers room.  Stoves, for burning wood, would however obviate this expense, & they could be sent by rail road to Big Lick, & thence by wagons, readily to this place.
If the Teacher boarded at Rocky Mount, he would have about a mile to walk to the proposed school. Board, if obtained at all, would cost about 22$ per month.
As regards the state of public feeling with reference to the schools for Freedmen, I believe I have said enough to make it clear.  It is time I meet with quite a number who appear to realize the expediency for them; but that is as far as they will go: No material or active support could be got out of them, for reasons before shown.  Whether feeling is becoming more or less favorable, I have not had sufficient opportunity to fudge conclusively, but from what I have observed so far, I should not think that it was becoming very rapidly much more favorably.
The following are the names of those who have been most prominent in getting p the meetings in relation to the projected school at this place - Viz - "John P. De Haven", & "Wm Nowlan", - both colored, of course.
In addition to the above proposed school, a colored man named "Berry Burritt", who lately gave his "bond" in payment for a peice of Land at Cool Branch, about 21 miles from here, near the Bedford