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Education  C34.
"Report the feeling on the subject +c +c"

I regret to report the exceedingly unsatisfactory state of the education of the colored children of Washington County. There is at present not a single school for this purpose in the whole county worthy of the name in operation. A small primary school taught by a colored female teacher in a cabin hired for the purpose was the best that could be done last year. The yellow fever caused the discontinuance of this school the building had been occupied by the owner. and the teacher does not wish to continue teaching. No suitable teachers have offered their services + there can be hired no proper building for a school house - A very poor place is offered for $15- pr. mo which I recommend be hired temporarily - 

Last Spring the colored people bought a lot and built a house designed for both church & schoolhouse but were were unable to complete same for want of taxes - the Agent was authorized to complete the building by contract of $400 offered to do the same - No responsible person would undertake to make the building serviceable for that sum & the Agent declined to expend the money unless it would complete the building.