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Constitution, that threat would have had a great effect at this time of the year were it not that I traveled through my Division a great deal and informed the colored people that the Government would provide for them in such a case.

I am still asked by the colored people to apply to the Bureau for school-teachers; if there is any who would wish to come here to teach colored children three or four large schools could be started at once and a teacher would do well.

Very Respectfully, Your obt servt
Watson R. Wentworth
A.S.A. Com'r. 

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