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kind as to forward to me vouchers for Miss Bird's salary from January to March inclusive, and also blanks for future use, as also forms for reports.

From a conversation with Capt. Peck in regard to this school I inferred that you had an incorrect view of its character & scope, & I therefore take this opportunity of placing the matter before you in a clearer light. The school is the continuation of an enterprise begun here two years & a half ago, by some ladies connected with my congregation. Its design was to furnish instruction to a large class of children whose parents were too poor to pay for their instruction.