This historical document describes the founding and early years of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, a school for freedmen and Native Americans in Virginia that was founded in 1868 by General Samuel Chapman Armstrong. The pamphlet also includes information on the school's principal, HB Frissell, and its mission to provide practical education and vocational training to its students.

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