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1 How many night Schools within your knowledge not reporting to this Bureau? 
2 Number of pupils in each school
3 Names of Teachers in such Schools, and whether white or colored.
4 How many Sabbath Schools, within your not - reporting to this Bureau?
5 Number of Teachers in such Sabbath Schools, and whether white or colored
6 Number of pupils in such Sabbath Schools.
7 Whole amount of Tuition paid you by Freedmen during the month $20,50 
8 Remarks -

Brazoria, Mar' 27th/69

Col Sinclair
Galveston

Dear Sir.
The Colored People of this town and vicinity have by subscription raised funds enough to purchase a suitable site for building a public School House, and Church for their benefit. If there is any provision made by the Gov' for furnishing material, or assisting in any way to build Churches, or School Houses for the Freedmen, we would most earnestly request that you endeavor to furnish such materials, or assistance

The failure of crops in this Section for so many years has impoverished the people, so that they are unable to build them with their own means. we are sadly in need of a Building, there are a large number of colored children of the Scholastic age -
Teacher -

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12-15-2020: Deciphered some [[?]]s; 2 guesses remain From 8 down needs to be transcribed 15/Dec - transcribed the rest, a few unclear words