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was formerly used for a Market House, for which they were to pay two thousand ($2000) dollars, to be converted into a Church, one third to be hand payment, and the balance in installments of 1.2.&3 years. but were unable to meet the first payment. I suggested to the Teachers (who were at that time boarding with me) that perhaps they might get some assistence for them by writing to their friends North, which they did and received as contributions about one hundred and twenty five ($125) dollars, which was turned over to the Trustees of the Church. I also suggested to Mr. Scott that he had better write to the A.M.A. and get permission from them for us to sell the clothing to those who were able to buy at a nominal price, and turn the money into the Freedmen, toward paying their first payment on the Church, which he did and received for a reply as near as I can remember in substance as follows, "It is our practice whenever we send clothing to the Freedmen to have it gratuitously distributed, but if under the circumstances you and Mr. Tukey think it advisable to sell the clothing to such as are able to buy it you can do so and turn the money over toward the payment of the colored people's