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by Major Genl Howard Commissioner B.R.F.&A.L. No special objections are now made, as last year, but so far, although the county magistrates even favor its organization, no one will accept the office

I regret alas to report that Education, the sheet anchor of the Freeman, is looked on with unfriendly eye by nearly all. To take the School house for Freedmen, into the country, has been my constant wish and endeavor but so far I have not been able to get a foot hold outside a Govt. farm. Still I shall persevere and trust ere long I shall succeed in carrying out your wishes and my own in this vital matter.

The health of the Freedmen is good, and their general condition physical and moral is improving.

Respectfully submitted
Yr obt servt 
Thos P Jackson
Asst Supt

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Need to fill in the [?] first. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-20 13:37:43 sheet anchor: a person or thing that is very dependable and relied upon in the last resort ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-20 17:21:32