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5th 1867. Mr. B. Winfield assisted by Misses H. Chapin and H. Castie, the latter a colored lade are employed by the Protestant Episcopal Freedmens Commission and teach a school numbering one hundred and fifteen in the Episcopal Chapel. Miss E.J. Hicks also employed by this Association teaches in the beautiful new school house just finished by the Bureau. Her school numbers forty eight pupils. These schools were opened on the 14th day of October 1867. The Misses H and E. Rue, colored ladies, both employed by the American Missionary Association, are at this time, teaching their school, numbering forty pupils, in a private house. Very soon they are to occupy a large and commodious school house now in process of erection by the Bureau. This school was opened on the 18th day of March 1867, and was very much larger, numbering some two hundred scholars up to four or five weeks ago when these ladies were compelled to vacate the room formerly used by them. In addition to these schools all of which are free, there are four pay schools taught by the following persons, to wit, B.W. Morris Esg.. His school numbers twenty eight scholars;- Rev. Alex Bass - his school is a night school, and numbers eighteen pupils, adults; Miss Charlotte Hyman,- her school numbers fifteen pupils, and Miss Gracie Green,- her school numbers thirteen pupils. The four last named persons are colored. 

Connected with the school of Miss Roper is a night school numbering eighteen persons adults; and Miss Chapin