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Sheet 5.

Private (Tuition) Colored Schools in the District of Columbia, May 1865.

[[9 column table]]
--- | Names of Teachers. | Location. | Scholars present. | Scholars claimed. | Tuition | --- | --- | ---

1. | John T. Cook, (Col.) | {Col. Presbt. Church: 15th st. bet. T & R sts. | 60 | 68 | Tuition from 75 cts. to $1 per mo. | --- | --- | ---

2. | George Cook, (Col.) | Colored Church, near south end of Capitol. | 75 | 100 | --- | do. [[ditto for Tuition from 75 cts. to $1 per mo.]] | --- | ---

3. | Miss Smith, (Col.) | Union Aid Hall — Q bet. 16th & 17th sts. | 20 | 30 | --- | do. [[ditto for Tuition from 75 cts. to $1 per mo.]] | --- | ---

4. Mrs. Wood. (Col.) | 15½ st. bet. T & R sts. | 17 | 18 | --- | do. [[ditto for Tuition from 75 cts. to $1 per mo.]] | --- | ---

6. Mr. Mason, (Col.) | Rear of R bet. 21 & 22nd sts. | 24 | 40 | --- | do. [[ditto for Tuition from 75 cts. to $1 per mo.]] | --- | ---

7. Mr. Amburk [[?]], (Col.) | E st. bet. 9th & 10th sts. | 50 | 85 | --- | do. [[ditto for Tuition from 75 cts. to $1 per mo.]] | --- | ---

Rev. B. W. Pond's School (no. 8, Sheet 2) is a private (tuition) school, and should [[strikethrough]] be [[/strikethrough]] properly be placed on this sheet — but is placed, for convenience, with the other schools under the auspices of N. Y. "National Freedmen's Relief Association". 

Transcription Notes:
In entries 1 and 4, does it read "bet. T & R sts"?; entry 4: is Q St. correct?; entry 7 Amburk? Maybe Ambush? -- Beth