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Office Sub. Asst. Coms'r
Bureau of R. F And A. L.,
Sherman Texas, Nov. 1st. 1868

To Bvt. Capt. C.T. Roberts
A.A.A. General
Bureau of Ref. F. and A. L.
Austin, Texas.

Sir,
Freedpeople do not appear conscious of the fact that the future of their children depends in a great measure on the diligence with which they improve the opportunities for acquiring an education now extended to them.

[[7 columned table]]
|Name of teacher|By whomis teacher paid|School - where located|Total pupils attending day school|Total pupils attending night school|Total pupils attending Sunday school|Remarks.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

|J.R. Matthews|"|Sherman Grayson Co.|46|"|20|The pupils fluctuate in their attendance and the number at times does not exceed 25.|

I am Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servant
E.C. Hentig
Sub. Asst. Comsr.