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[Ed. Form, No. 4]

SUB-ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER'S (OR AGENT'S) MONTHLY REPORT
on Education of Freedmen and Refugees in 20th Sub-District, State of Texas in charge of Bt Maj James Gillette for the month of Nov. 1868, [in accordance with order contained in Circular No.5, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.]

1. Name of your Sub-District? Twentieth

2. Whole number of Refugee or Freedmen's Schools in the District? three Day? two Night? one Sabbath? Unknown

3. Location of Schools? Millican and Anderson and Wilson's Plantation, Brazos Co.

4. Whole number of Teachers? two White? one Colored? One

5. Names and post-office address of Day-School Teachers? Richard Sloan, Millican Emanuel Hammitt Wilson's plantation teacher at Anderson unknown

6. Whole number of School-houses for Freedmen in your District? Their condition, capacity, value and by whom owned? Building at Anderson owned by G.L.Dickson (rented)
Wilson's plantation by Mr. Wilson (rent free) Millican unknown

7. Number of your visits to Schools? 0 Day? 0 Night? 0 Sabbath? 0 

8. Number of educational meetings held by you during the month? 0 Where? 0 

9. Number and names of places, now destitute, in which Day-Schools might be organized? Bryan Navasota and Anderson (day school wanted at latter place)

10. Number of pupils (estimated) who would attend such Schools? About 50 in each place

11. Amount of which would probably be raised by the Freedmen, for school purposes, in each destitute neighborhood? Nothing

12. What efforts are you making to secure the support of schools by pupils, parents, boards of education, or State government? Buildings being commenced at Anderson and Bryan

13. Whole number of additional School-Houses, for Freedmen, now wanted in your Sub-District.

14. Could you organize your Sub-District into School Districts, each with a School Committee pledged to carry on schools therein? No

15. To what extent would help from without be needed in such cases?

16. What is the public sentiment as to the education of Freedmen and poor Whites? No objection in towns and no active interest developed among citizens either way

17. Are Night-Schools for Adults needed in your District? yes In what way could they be carried on? Good teachers needed

18. What more can this Bureau do for educating the children of Refugees (or Poor Whites)? Send good teachers well paid

19. How long will northern charitable aid be needed for Freedmen and Refugee Schools of your District?
For a year at least

I hereby certify, on honor, that I have given personal attention to the matters herein named, and that the answers given are, according to my best knowledge and belief, correct. 

James Gillette
Sub-Asst. Com. Bureau R. F. & A. L.

Transcription Notes:
12-15-2020: Deciphered remaining [[?]]s; made some corrections; corrected/confirmed place names; Marking for Review