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[ED. FORM, No. 4.]

SUB-ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER'S (OR AGENT'S) MONTHLY REPORT
on Education of Freedmen and Refugees in Sub-District, State of Georgia in charge of Lieut: H.L. Haskell for the Month of October 1868, [in accordance with order contained in Circular No. 5, Bureau R., F., & A.L.]

1. Name of your Sub-District? Division of La Grange

2. Whole number of Refugee or Freedmen's Schools in the District? 4
Day?  4
Night?  0
Sabbath? 

3. Location of Schools?   
one at Greenville, Meriweather Co.
one at Whitfields, Crossing, Troup Co.
one at Hogansville, Troup Co.
one at Hamilton, Harris Co.

4. Whole number of Teachers? 4
White? 3
Colored? 1

5. Names and post-office address of Day-School Teachers? 
Mrs. F.H. Randall  Greenville, Meriwether Co.
Mr. J.W. Tarleton  La Grange, Troup Co.
Mrs M.A.T. Prichard  Hamilton Harris Co.
Emanuel James (Col'd)  Hogansville Troup Co.

6. Whole number of School-Houses for Freedmen in your District? 2
Their condition, capacity, value, and by whom owned? Methodist Church North own Church and School building at La Grange value $1500.00 - in fair order,- School at Whitfields in log house - others rented.

7. Number of your visits to Schools? 2 
Day?  2
Night? 0
Sabbath? 

8. Number of educational meetings held by you during the month? 6
Where? Hamilton 2, Whitesville 1, Wainwrights 1, Mountville 1, Davidsons 1.

9. Number and names of places, now destitute, in which Day-Schools might be organized? 3  Long Cave. Antioch. Luthersville

10. Number of pupils (estimated) who would attend such Schools? Two hundred

11. Amount which would probably be raised by the Freedmen, for school purposes, in each destitute neighborhood? Fifty dollars

12. What efforts are you making to secure the support of schools by pupils, parents, boards of education, or the State government? Holding educational meetings whenever possible

13. Whole number of additional School-houses, for Freedmen, now wanted in your Sub-District? 

14. Could you organize your Sub-District into School Districts, each with a School Committee pledged to carry on schools therein?

15. To what extent would help from without be needed in such cases? 

16. What is the public sentiment as to the education of the Freedmen and Poor Whites? Public sentiment is against freedmens Schools.

17. Are Night-Schools for Adults needed in your District? 
In what way could they be carried on? 

18. What more can this Bureau do for educating the children of Refugees (or Poor Whites)? 

19. How long will Northern charitable aid be needed for Freedmen and Refugee Schools of your District? 

I hereby certify, on honor, that I have given personal attention to the matters herein named, and that the answers given are, according to my best knowledge and belief, correct.

Harry L. Haskell
2nd Lieut: 12th Inftry:
Sub-Asst. Com., Bureau R., F., & A.L.