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school are anxious that it should continue, but they are really unable to pay any tuition-feee & of course Mrs. Johnson does not feel justified in opening a charity school. I do not know whether it is the policy of your bureau to assist and encourage such schools, but if it is, I know of no object more worthy of assistance & encouragement than this school. The woman who conducts it is eminently reliable & an excellent manager of children. I am sure she would instil none but the most wholesome moral principles into the minds of those under her care. 
She has a colored witness of reliability to prove the facts of her interview with Provost-Marshal Higgs, & tells me that she has, or can get, Mr. Hopkins' letter to her. Some of the first citizens of this neighborhood can testify that the school has been in constant operation [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] during the time I have mentioned above. 
Mrs. Johnson is poor, has several small children, and is entirely dependent on the exertions of her husband & herself for the support of her family. She is an active, energetic, worthy, & good woman, & deserves every assistance. 
I have stated the case to you with the earnest hope that you will see to it that justice is done, & will not allow the negligence of subordinate officers to defraud a worthy woman of what is richly her due. I enclose my address. Very respectfully, L. Moon. 

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-22 18:08:50 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-22 18:20:18 The writer is mentioned a few pages back. Her name is Miss Lottie Moon.