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than in others.

There are at present (2) two schools in Frederick Co both of which are in the City of Winchester Va one of them is supported by the Wht School Presbyterian association of Pittsburg Pa and is in a flourishing condition having now an average attendance of 140 scholars  the other is a private office conducted by one Henry Washington - a Freedman - this school is also in a good Condition numbering some 30 scholars and comprised of those that are able to pay for the tuition, there is no school as yet in the county of Clark, I have issued no rations to either destitute Freedmen or Refugees during the first month but have referred those that have applied for assistance to the civil authorities and those that have felt disposed to do so have applied there for the assistance,  There is a few distitute white Citizens in this locality who do not properly [[strikethrough]] come [[/strikethrough]] Come under the level of Refugees that are on account of sickness and being unable to work in a suffering condition and would request that authority be granted to issue rations to them until they are better able to take care of themselves,

The sanitary condition of the Freedmen in

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