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[[7 Columned Table]]
| NAME OF TEACHER. | By whom is Teacher paid? | School - where located. | Total Pupils attending Day School. | Total Pupils attending Night School. | Total Pupils attending Sunday School | Remarks. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Morris Maier | Patrons | Kaufman Texas | From 15 To 20 |    | From 25 To 30 | This School has only been in operation about two weeks. |

"Give a statement of the official business transacted during the month, its nature, and your method of disposing of the same.  State your office hours, the number of days absent from office, if any, and reason for the same" 

I have an office rented at fourteen dollars per month. I am at my office evry day to attend to any business that may be needed, Report of business transacted for the month ending April 30th entered herewith annexed, which I hope will give satisfaction &c. [[right margin]] shown much [[/right margin]]

"State the number of Troops at your Post and the necessity for the same; whether or not the freed people would be secure if they were removed; in other words, will the civil authorities protect them, and give them justice? &c."

There is no troops at this post. The civil officers appear to be unprejuidiced, and willing to do their duty. But my opinion is that the freedman will only get justice, when there is but very little Litigation in the case, or cause of action. I find that much caution has to be used, to keep down a disposition cultivated with a certain class of our population, which is detrimental to the interest of the Freedman  

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