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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Headquarters Ass't Commissioner, District Columbia,
Washington, October 9th 1867.

Bvt. Brig. Genl. C.H. Howard,
Asst. Comr. D.C.
Bureau R.F.& A.L.

General:

About 400 volumes per month have been drawn from the Free Library.  Cor. of 5th and E Sts. Washington, D.C. by the Colored children and adults of this District, during the past year.

In my trips through your District, since the first of July, I have learned of a few Schools which have been in operation, the past year, but never reported to this Bureau. - as follows.

Parkersburg, -   West Va.  1 School, 50  Scholars, 1 Teacher. (White)
Tinkersville,    West Va.  1 School, 30  Scholars, 1 Teacher. (Colored)
Chapel Furnace   West Va.  1 School, 40  Scholars, 1 Teacher. (Colored)
Oake's Furnace   West Va.  1 School, 30  Scholars, 1 Teacher. (Colored)
Cannel's Creek   West Va.  1 School, 21  Scholars, 1 Teacher. (Colored)
Charleston.      West Va.  2 School, 120 Scholars. 2 Teacher. (White & Colored)
Buffalo          West Va.  1 School, 30  Scholars. 1 Teacher. (Colored)

                   Total - 8 Schools 321 Scholars. 8 Teachers.

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