Letters of Rev. John W. Alvord

have some nice present, a whole shirt or some such thing? I am quite bare of clothing, but get along without complaining.

Took dinner today with 10 or 12 of the Teachers of Col.^d & refugee schools, a group of self-denying ones. They deserve much of of those who can help in this work and stay at home. Their schools are in the old rebel laboratory, seats—old ammunition boxes, & desks. Those used by the rebel Congress. The grave yard of rebel & union soldiers is on either side of these buildings— where tens of thousands who fought each other, now sleep peacefully side by side—A gloomy locality you say (2 miles from the city) & so it is, & so much the more the self denial of these teachers.

I hope Julia will be prepared