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in which he informed me of his action, but said he had found no fault with me as a teacher, and the only reason he had given for my removal, was that some of the teachers had united against me, on account of my evidence. I then wrote to N.Y. again stating to him that I was twelve hundred miles from home, and was boarding with my sister here and I thought it very hard to be sent away for no other offense, than simply telling the truth, which to answer my question, is the only crime of which I have been accused. To this letter I received a response in substance saying, that they had been informed by Mr Brackett that I was not needed here nor in the Valley. Notwithstanding this, one new teacher has been brought here since, and one school now stands adjourned for the want of a teacher. I was, as you will readily see, forced either to go to Goldsboro, or give up my school. And in deciding which to do, I took it into consideration that I was the only teacher here, that was here last year, and that I had a sister here with whom I was boarding, and not one of the others had any family connections here whatever. And as I had been guilty of nothing for which to be transfered [[transferred]], painful as it was to me, I could not make it appear to be my duty
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