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Laura Matilda Towne was an abolitionist, doctor, educator, and founder of the first schools for African American freedmen. Updates Schofield on recent events since she left St. Helena Island. Discusses the lack of food available for the Island's residents. Shares news about multiple individuals including her co-teacher Ellen Murray, an African American boy named Pompey, and Schofield's student Caroline Green, from whom she has enclosed a letter (A00182768). Discusses the possibilty of Schofield leaving St. Helena permanently to work in Aiken; tells her to keep in contact.
