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| Towns or Villages | Counties | 1 Probable no of Pupils | 2 What buildings or rooms are available, size, Govt or what | 3 What rent per annum | 4 Condition, how heated, if to be repaired, the cost | 5 If new buildings, location, cost of land, size of building, materials, & cost of same | 6 1st 1 Will teacher be required 2nd 2 what arrangement for board. 3rd 3 Distance from house to school 4th 4 Cost of board per month | 7 If books be furnished at cost or given to poor or will friends. How much will friends do towards maintaining school. Dolls cts | Provide house & pay rent | Make necessary repairs | Furnish seats, desks & black board | Supply teacher & pay salary | In case teacher & rent, will they pay board | Furnish fuel, lights & take care of school | 8 1 Gov't building or lands available for school house 2 Recommendation | 9 Name of responsible parties interested | 10 State of Public sentiment | 
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| Woodstock | Shenandoah | 35 | (1) one room private property 18 ft by 24 ft | rent free | needs repairs will cost about $40, easily warmed by stove on |   | 1 Yes want teacher 2 can be boarded 3 1/4 mile from school 4 at $5 pr week |   | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes |    | No white person can be found who will interest himself in the school in any way | Bitter & very much against educating its Freedmen |

| New Market | Shenandoah | 30 to 40 | None |   |   | Located on the outskirts of town, land will cost about $50 building 20x25 frame cost from $100 to 150 | 1st want teacher 2nd board at hotel 3rd near school 4th $30 pr month |   | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes |   | No white person will take the least interest in the school | Bitter feeling, wish to send all the freedmen out of county want no schools |

| Harrisonburg | Rockingham | 150 to 200 | None |   |   | Located near town, land cost $75 or $100, building, 25 x 50 ft frame cost abt $200 | 1st want teacher 2nd Board at Hotel 3rd 1/2 mile from school 4th $30 pr month |   | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes |   | Inteligent white residents wish for schools but will not say that the schools will be protected, & will take no interest in the matter | feeling more favorable among some classes though the poor people very much prejudiced against "teaching the nigger" |

JH Hall
Lt VRC & Asst Supt

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