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The col'd citizens manifest a deep interest in the subject of education. The names of the children who would attend were all given in with results as before stated.

It was agreed that the house should be built 22 x 30 to be of hewn logs and made in a substantial manner.  The citizens bound themselves to have it completed by Christmas and that the school should begin by Monday the 4th day of January.

Mr. H.V. Graves, will be the teacher.  He has a good English education, seems to have the good of the col'd race at heart, and will, I trust, be useful in that capacity.

The col'd people of this section are represented as very poor, but as being generally industrious and frugal.  But few, it is stated, will be able to pay tuition.

Under these circumstances I stated that I thought the Bureau would pay 25 cts per month for each pupil, and possibly would pay something by way of rent to aid in the support of the teacher.  I am also hopeful