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In regard to schools their are several Sunday Schools with a fair attendance and one day School in operation at New Boston Accomac County.

At Bridgetown, Northampton County, the colored people have just completed a school house with the assistance of the Bureau and in a short time, one will be finished at Drummondtown Accomac County. The colored people in this Division do not seem inclined to take up the cause of temperance and will not do so until they are better educated, which cannot be done without School Houses, and Teachers which I hope to have in a few months. they will not pay any attention when the subject of temperance is spoken of to them. 

There have been no complaints made to me this month by the colored people of the whites - and no trials before the Court, where colored people were interested.

Respectfully
your obt Servt.
Geo. P. Sherwood
1st Lieut. 42nd Infty.
Asst. Sub. Ast. Comr.