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& among all ages of the colored population for learning.

The white population complain of inability to support their schools without Government aid.  But the higher classes are quite unwilling to receive such aid as charity - and especially as coming from this Bureau.  The Mayor and Board of Education at Savannah expressed decided disgust at the idea that their poor should receive aid in any connection with the negroes.

The self supporting Schools of the colored people which were commenced in that city last winter, have been successful.  The fifteen colored teachers were all found in their places, and their pupils [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] increased from 500 to 700. - Their examination at the end of six months had been highly applauded by the Military Board of Examination.

They are now nearly out of debt, having expended over $2000 raised wholy by the Colored people of the place, and they have received no more assistance from public funds than has been given to the other schools (white and Black) which have been taught by white teachers.

General Woodford Chief of Staff of Genl. Gilmore