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"Report the disposition and feeling of the white people towards the freed people as expressed by words and actions."

The position of the white people towards the freed people remains the same; the feeling is most bitter; but kept down under the influence of the Bureau and fear of memorials of County Officers

EDUCATION.

"Report the feeling upon the subject of education; what steps have been taken to promote the same; what efforts the freed people are making in that direction and in what manner they may be assisted, &c., &c."

The white people is quite indifferent to the education of freed people. The freed people make all the efforts, they ran in fitting up and building School-Houses. They will start or started already tow new schools in this county, one at Bethel, and one at Wilsons Academy. They may be assisted by help from Head-Quarters in the way of appropriation of money to help build school-houses.

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