Richard Christmas and family listed in the Freedmen's Bureau Register of Former Slaves. He is listed as the foreman on Calvit Roberts' Twin Oaks Plantation near Hazlehurst.
J. F. Boulden's Freedmen's School Report for July 1868. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools: "Very bad in some cases"
Remarks: "Politics has run so high that it has made money very scarce"
J. F. Boulden's Freedmen's School Report for June 1868. He reports an average attendance of 75. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools: "Not very good at present."Remarks: "My night school that I reported last month is closed."