[77] The Nation, vol. III, Oct. 25, 1866.
[78] Alvord, Semi-annual Report (Jan. 1, 1870), p. 26.
[79] The New Era, July 28, 1865.
[80] Alvord, Report, Aug. 6, 1866, p. 5.
[81] New York Times, Aug. 14, 1866.
[82] Porter, Work of Faith and Love, p. 6; The Nation, vol. II (1866); p. 770.
[83] Charleston Courier, Feb. 15, 1867; American Freedman, April, 1867, p. 204.
[84] The school referred to here is the one already mentioned, the Penn Normal and Agricultural School. It is an excellent community school and one especially fitted for St. Helena, the population of which is still largely colored. See United States Bureau of Education Bulletin (1916), No. 39, p. 483. Miss Towne remained in service 39 years, Miss Schofield 48 years, and Miss Munro at Mt. Pleasant 45 years.
[85] United States Census, 1860.
[86] Hurd, Law of Freedom and Bondage, II, p. 98.