Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands-1866. Semi-Annual Report On Schools And Finances Of Freedmen [7 Reports]

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866-1869. Wraps. Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Semi-Annual Reports. Second Semi-Annual Report, July 1, 1866, printed 1868, 14 pp. Third Semi-Annual Report, January 1, 1867, printed 1868, 37 pp. Fourth Semi-Annual Report, July 1, 1867, printed 1867, 96 pp. Fifth Semi-Annual Report, January 1, 1868, printed 1868, 55 pp. Sixth Semi-Annual Report, July 1, 1868, printed 1868, 78 pp. Seventh Semi-Annual Report, January 1, 1869, printed 1869, 62 pp. Eighth Semi-Annual Report, July 1, 1869, printed 1869, 89 pp. All seven volumes in wraps, sewned binding, except volume 4 and 5 lacking wraps. All volumes 8vo, in clean condition with minor soiling to covers, bindings solid, slight chipping to spines of 3, 7, & 8. These reports, compiled by Alvord, Inspector of Schools and Finances, were issued every six months to Major General O. O. Howard, Commissioner Bureau Refuges & Freedmen, on the progress of the Freedmen schools set up during reconstruction after the Civil War for freed slaves. A wealth of primary information on the operation and funding of the schools set up throughout the south. Contain individual reports from the state superintendents of education. Very scarce. Overall condition VG, with #4 and 5 Good+.