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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head-Quarters Assistant Commissioner, District of Virginia,
Richmond, Va., January 25th 1869

Bvt. Maj. Gen'l O.O. Howard
Commissioner.

General,

I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of Bureau affairs for the month of December 1868, viz:

The number of "Freedmen" aided by the Bureau during the past month was "Three thousand six hundred and thirteen" (3613), of this number "Three hundred and ninety four" (394) were in Hospital.

The number of "Refugees" receiving rations was "one hundred and fifty six" (156)-

The number of "Schools" in this District, during the month was "Two hundred and Seventy six" (276), of which number "Thirty eight" (38) were night schools.  The number of Teachers were "Three hundred and fifteen" (315) of which one hundred and sixty eight (168) were white.  The whole number of scholars "Twelve

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