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of the education of the freedmen, urging t[scan cut off]
under the new condition of affairs the m[scan cut off]
est of the former masters and of the freedm[en?]
demand that the negroe should be educated, a[scan cut off]
least in the rudiments of a common Sch[ool?]
education.

Florida

He submits to the Governor, of his E[n?]
dorsement and reference to the Legislat[scan cut off]
a Bill crudely drafted by himself, whic[h?]
which provides for establishing school[scan cut off]
freed-men, (placing the whole Expen[se?]
on them) and also a normal schoo[l?]
for the Education of teachers of African
descent. The said Bill authorizes the [Gov?]
ernor to appoint a State Superintenden[t?]
of Common Schools, with a salary
$1.500 00 per annum., with asst. Superintend[ent?]
appointed when needed by the County Co[mmis?]
sioner; provides for the Schools and off[scan cut off]
above named, from a School fund to be [scan cut off]
rived from a tax of one dollar per c[ap?]
ita levied on all colored males over tw[en?]
ty-one years of age, and from tuitio[n?]
fees of twenty five cents per month f[scan cut off]
pupil, orphans being excepted.

In a letter to Ca[scan cut off]
J.H. Durkee, General Superintendent of [scan cut off]
Counties of Alackua, Marion, Putnam, [scan cut off]
ter and others adjacent, of date Jan 18th 186[scan cut off]
Col Osborne directs that officer to use h[scan cut off]
strongest moral influence ot prevent [scan cut off]
il officers from administering justice
freed-people by the pillory or by public
whipping, but, in the absence of awaited in
structions from General O.O. Howard,
to positively prohibit it unless "it is he[scan cut off]
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