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the constant strain of providing for the support of a teacher. In choosing among the multitude of applications for aid in erecting house, I have admired that those who showed most enterprise and liberality in providing a house, would be most likely to exert themselves for the support of a school. The following nearly complete list of houses built by the assistance of the Bureau, during the last four months, will show the cost to the Government and the estimated value of the houses — the difference between the sum being the amount furnished by the freedmen.
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| Location | Bureau | Estimated Val. |
| Bethany, Hanover Co. | $80 | $300 |
| Green Bay, Hanover Co. | 80 | 300 |
|Beaver Dam, Hanover Co. | 100 | 300 |
| Cherry Hill, Lancaster Co. | 100 | 250 |
| White Stone, Lancaster Co. | 50 | 200 |
| Lovettsville, Loudoun Co. | 200 | 500 |
| Buchanan, Botetourt Co. | 100 | 400 |
| Boydton, Mecklenburg Co. | 200 | 500 |
| Michaux Ferry, Powhatan Co. | 80 | 200 |
| Brush Creek, Montgomery Co. | 100 | 200 |
| Salem, Roanoke Co. | 35 | 200 |
| Big Lick, Roanoke Co. | 70 | 500 |
| Cloverdale, Roanoke Co. | 100 | 400 |
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