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52 Very respectfully yours
John Kimball
Supt. of Education
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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A. L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington February 5th 1868.
Brackett {{underlined}} N C. {{?-underlined}}
Persons living in {{can't read}} Virginia in February 27, 1866 were married by a law then passed. I will send you certificate of the kind enclosed for them, as many as you want. If persons come from Penna, {{? for "Penna" and ","}} they were married by a law passed in that state, and can have certificates accordingly. I will send you that law if you wait. If they come from Md. or other states and do not come under the law of West Virginia you will have to advise them to get license and be married. There has been a law passed in Md which I send you. I do not think it will help you. I do not think the West Va law can apply to persons living out of the state at that time. I am glad you are moving in these matters. Why do you not send a teacher to Charleston? Cannot we get other schools started?
There have been laws passed in a few other states. If you have candidates from other states let me know.
Very respectfully Yours,
John Kimball
Supt. of Education
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53 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comm'r D.C.
Washington, February 7, 1868.
Lawrence {{underlined in left margin}} Capt. A.A. {{ A.A. underlined}}
I want reports of night schools on separate blanks. Be sure and have them made out with care. Tell the teachers to try and keep full schools. Miss Gibson is too small. The society will not like it. That man is ready to come to the Pines or Head of the Bay if they will board a white teacher and want him right away. He is handy with carpenter tools. I hope you will have things a going all around soon. Please write often. How
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about sales of books?
Very respectfully yours,
John Kimball
Supt. of Education.
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54 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A. L.
Head Quarters Asst Comm'r D.C.
Washington, February 7, 1868.
Armstrong {{underlined}} Genl,
I have a letter from Miss Southwich {{underlined}} about the rent of a house for a white school in Hampton. She says application for help has been made in Richmond and refused and she wants me to help her at head quarters. I talked with Genl Whittlesey {{last name underlined}} and he says I had best write to you and find out if it is a proper thing which the Bureau can do; and if so why it was refused, and Genl Browns {{? underlined}} reasons therefor. Please write me what can be done in the matter in your opinion.
Very respectfully yours
John Kimball
Supt. of Education.
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55 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comm'r D.C.
Washington, February 8th 1868
Brackett {{underlined in left margin}} Rev. A. C. {{underlined}}
I send you paper requested. I am glad you have taken the matter in hand. I want you to send me a brief report of these cases. Don't fail to do this, then a permanent record^is ^kept of the work done. I hope to come up to see you very soon. Do you think this is a good time to come. I want reports of night schools on separate blanks, as carefully made out as the day schools. We are making more of these schools than ever before.
Very respectfully yours,
John Kimball
Supt. of Education.
