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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 W.L. Clark for the Month of November 1868, [in accordance with order contained in Circular No. 5, Bureau R., F., & A.L.]

1. Name of your Sub-District? Bainbridge

2. Whole number of Refugee or Freedmen's Schools in the District? 7
Day? 3
Night? 2 
Sabbath? 2

3. Location of Schools? Bainbridge & Attapulgus.   

4. Whole number of Teachers? 5
White? 4
Colored? 1 

5. Names and post-office address of Day-School Teachers? 
Abby B. Clark Bainbridge Ga
Sarah W. Stansburg Bainbridge Ga
James H. Woodson. Attapulgus.

6. Whole number of School-Houses for Freedmen in your District? 5
Their condition, capacity, value, and by whom owned? Small & unfit, 2 owned by colored men - 3 by whites.

7. Number of your visits to Schools? 15
Day? 8
Night? 3 
Sabbath? 4, 

8. Number of educational meetings held by you during the month? 4
Where? Bainbridge 2, Attapulgus 1. 16th precinct 1.

9. Number and names of places, now destitute, in which Day-Schools might be organized? One school opened this day Dec. 1. Freedmen are nearly ready in 16th District. No teacher. At Col. [[Munnelegee's?]] hands are to build. He lets them have 5 acres. Several other points

10. Number of pupils (estimated) who would attend such Schools? In the country there are from 500 to 600 who should be drawn into school. I think 300 of these can be provided for this season.

11. Amount which would probably be raised by the Freedmen, for school purposes, in each destitute neighborhood? $15. per month.

12. What efforts are you making to secure the support of schools by pupils, parents, boards of education, or the State government? By Educational Associations the freedmen contribute what they can. And freedmen favor those candidates for the legislature who will work in the interest of schools.

13. Whole number of additional School-houses, for Freedmen, now wanted in your Sub-District? 4 immediately.

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

15. To what extent would help from without be needed in such cases? Largely for the present.

16. What is the public sentiment as to the education of the Freedmen and Poor Whites? It is improving. Planters see that they must give the matter attention or they will lose their hands

17. Are Night-Schools for Adults needed in your District? Yes
In what way could they be carried on? They will be carried on wherever we have schools started.

18. What more can this Bureau do for educating the children of Refugees (or Poor Whites)? By donations of books, by by appropriations of money for building. This year I could find employment for 20 teachers if the Bureau could aid in procuring those who are qualified from the North. I am afraid such as are now employed - freedmen & poor whites are doing harm instead of good.

19. How long will Northern charitable aid be needed for Freedmen and Refugee Schools of your District? Until the State provides by [[strikethrough]] thorough [[/strikethrough]] legislation for a thorough system.

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.

W.L. Clark, Agent
[[strikethrough]] Sub-Asst. Com. [[/strikethrough]], Bureau R., F., & A.L.

Transcription Notes:
Left off on #9, unable to read colonel's name. Took a guess at Colonel's name, and filled in the rest.