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people. I might state to you that one object of my thinking of such an undertaking was in part to qualify myself for usefulness in life. I am taught that we were created to glorify our maker. (Alas how little profit my existence has been either to my Creator or to my fellow man yet I feel I can unite with the Psalmist and say "O Lord open thou my life, and my tongue shall show forth thy praise.")
   
I wish you to explain to me your plan of teaching, governing &c. tell me what arrangements are, or will be made for a school room. In regard to pay you told me you could pay from $75 to $125- per month for one who could take charge of a school - the price would be determined by the amount of labor they had to perform. you can in all probability tell exactly what you can pay after your return = If you should not conclude for me to go to Demopolis would there be any other place for me? if so where? (I would prefer a place in the northern part of the state.) It would be my shortest route to Demopolis to go from Cairo, to Meridian & so on =

Please write me all the information you can give in regard to this