Letter of January 28, 1866, describes his paintings "alone in the world" and "his only pair" and states he attended the anti-slavery meeting at Music Hall in Boston, Mass., where colored and white met as if they were all of one color; letter of May 23, 1866 comments on Sunday liquor laws, cholera, reconstruction and African-American young people's music groups in Springfield, Mass.; letter of November 29, 1866 expresses his disappointment at the slow sale of his paintings and his desire to finish his studies.
