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Lowell, Miss. May 29th 1865.

General.

The interest we both feel in the same subject matter, will doubtless plead my apology for addressing you this note.

When in command of the Deptmt. of Va and No Carolina, with the aid of Mr Chas A. Raymond, Chaplain at Chesapeake Hospital and the use of disabled soldiers as teachers, I established what was intended to be a Normal School for the instruction of Negro children.  I built the schoolhouse from the civil fund of the Department, upon confiscable lands.  That school was put in successful operation, and as I am informed, has been a very great success.

When I looked about for a Superintendent, I called upon a Mr Day, who had been teaching