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[Eᴅ. Fᴏʀᴍ, Nᴏ. 4.] SUB-ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER'S (OR AGENT'S) MONTHLY REPORT on Education of Freedmen and Refugees in Montgomery Sub-District, State of Alabama, in charge of J. C. Hendrix Sub A.C. for the month of August 1868, [in accordance with order contained in Circular No. 5, Bureau R., F., & A.L.] 1. Name of your Sub-District? Montgomery 2. Whole number of Refugees or Freedmen's Schools in the District? 10 Day? 10 Night? 0 Sabbath? 3. Location of Schools? 1 "Laftins School" Montgomery Ala 2 "Turners School" "Wetumpka Ala 3 "Sales School" Elmore Co Ala 4 "Coles School" Montgomery Ala 5 "Perkins School" Mt Meigg's Ala 6 "Terrells School" Montgomery Ala 7 Stowers School Montgomery Ala 8 "Ackles School" Montgomery Ala 9 "Crumps School" Prattville Ala 10 "Thomas's School" Wetumpka Ala [[Stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/Stamp]] 4. Whole number of Teachers? 12 White? 5 Colored? 7 5. Names and post office address of Day-School Teachers? William M Laftin, Eliza Cole, Richard Stowers, Moses Merriweather, Solomon Terrell, Mrs Anna B Ackle, all addressed at Montgomery Ala- Wm V. Turner, and M. G. Thomas at Wetumpka Ala- Rev John Sales at Kingston Autauga Co Ala, Eldridge Perkins Mt Meigg's Ala- W. R. Craven Esq. at Prattville Ala- 6. Whole number of School-houses for Freedmen in your District? 10 Their condition, capacity, value and by whom owned? 1 "Laftins School" condition good capacity 150 Scholars value unknown owned by Wm M Laftin. 2 "Turners School" condition good capacity 150 Scholars, value unknown owned by the Col'd Methodist Church of Wetumpka Ala 3 "Sales School" condition ordinary- capacity about 50 Scholars - value unknown owned by Mr Jackson in Elmore Co Ala 4 "Coles School" condition good capacity 100 Scholars- value unknown owned by Mrs. Jane Arthur. -5-"Perkins School" condition good capacity 100 Scholars, value unknown, owned by Chas Lucas Esq 6 "Terrells School" condition good capacity 100 Scholars value unknown, owned by the Methodist (Cold) Church of Montgomery Ala. 7 "Stower School" condition ordinary, capacity 100 Scholars, value unknown, owned by Mt Zion Cold Church- at Peacock Tract in Montgomery Ala, 8 "Acles School" condition good capacity 75 Scholars value unknown owned by Barnett Micon & Co. 9 "Cravens School" condition and value unknown, capacity 100 Scholars owned by W. R. Craven at Prattville Ala 10 Thomas's School- condition good capacity 50 Scholars value unknown, owned by M. G. Thomas 7. Number of your visits to Schools? Day? Night? Sabbath? 8. Number of educational meetings held by you during the month? Where? 9. Number and names of places, now destitute, in which Day-Schools might be organized? 10. Number of pupils (estimated) who would attend such schools? 11. Amount which would probably be raised by the Freedmen, for Schools purposes, in each destitute neighborhood? 12. What efforts are you making to secure the support of schools by pupils, parents, boards of education, or the State government? 13. Whole number of additional School-houses, for Freedmen, now wanted in you Sub-District? 14. Could you organize your Sub-District into School Districts, each with a school Committee pledged to carry on Schools therein? No 15. To what extend 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? That they be educated 17. Are Night-Schools for Adults needed in your District? Yes In what way could they be carried on? Supply salaried Teachers 18. What more can this Bureau do for educating the children of Refugees (or Poor Whites)? Support Teachers 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. J. C. Hendrix Sub-Asst. Com., Bureau R., F., & A.L.
