Beaufort in October, 1862 to assist the former slaves. In January, 1863, she was appointed Superintendent of the six Paris Island Plantations. Frances Gage's daughter Mary, was assigned to Paris Island and for about six months in the fall of 1863 and into early 1864, Clara Barton assisted the Gage's on Paris Island. These superintendents and teachers reported directly to General Rufus Saxton.

One teacher of the Port Royal group, herself of African descent, was Charlotte S. Forten of Philadelphia. She was a graduate of the State Normal School, Salem, Massachusetts, and had taught in the same city. Refusing a residence in Europe, she joined one of the parties for Port Royal to teach among her people. This woman enjoyed the friendship of Whittier and, as a beautiful singerStory about Laura Towne (Letters and Journal)An old Aunt Phillis, the plantation patriarch, was here this morning, sighing over an impracticable little boy she has the care of. "Mus' take 'um to de wood for whip 'um," she averred. "Why so?" I asked. "No use for whip 'um in de house, massa. Miss Laury [Towne] hear de very first slap come flyin', say, ' Stop! Stop! No for whip!' So everybody take he child to de wood, far place, for whip 'um! Can't fotch up boy widout whip!"

This picture of the whole maternal population of the place scudding for the woods, with children under their arms, to enjoy a season of undisturbed chastisement, beyond reach of Miss Laury, was too much for me.

BeaufortTo supply this need (Sewing) Miss