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We think it our duty General to [[commence?]] doing what lays in our own power toward the advancement of our race, The churches have offered & will aid us with contributions to carry out our plans, Then an also many of the most respected citizens of Richmond who will do what they can for the promotion of this object,
We all think & know that the colored and white of the South are mutually dependant upon each other - The one supply the labor - the other the money, we ought to study to gain the good will of our Southern People with whom we have been so long and are likely to remain, In what better way can we succeed than now commence to bring up our young children ourselves and to learn them that it is our duty to live together both in friendship & with proper respect for all, 
I hope you will grant our wish I find (& have always done so) that by [[??]] I can always get along - I feel sure that we can make this little hour of much service to the colored people - The young will then be taught to be useful as servants & will have no difficulties in getting good homes