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65
Bureau Refugees Freedmen & A. L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, Febry . 11 1868.
[[underlined]]Robey Mr. F. B. [[/underlined
Dear Sir:
I am very sorry about this trouble in regard to the school house. You are very much mistaken if you think the Bureau has intended to work against you. Some promises had been made to [[?]] which the General felt bound to keep; but it does seem to me as though two schools could be kept up where there are so many colored people.
I will come over at any time you say, almost and meet the colored people if I can do any good. I think the best way to pay the debt off is to start the school and have meetings in the house. Then when the house is really of some use they will get the money to pay up.
I will send a good colored teacher and pay her salary right away if you want. I wish you would send some of the colored people over to see us. Please answer immediately.
Very respectfully yours
John Kimball
Supt. of Education
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Bureau Refugees Freedmen & A. L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comm'r D.C.
Washington, Febry. 11, 1868.
[[underlined]]Tufts Gardner, Esqr.[[/underlined]]
Dear Sir: I write you at the request of General [[underlined]]C.H. Howard [[/underlined]]. The Library which was at Camp Convalescent is now at the Solders Home. The gentleman from Mass. (I have forgotten his name) who had charge of the Library went home, and left the Library in charge of a soldier, with the understanding that no change would be made without his knowing it. The camp was broken up, the soldier mustered out and the Library left in charge of no one. General [[underlined]] Auger [[/underlined]] then in command in this Dept., had it removed to the Soldiers Home. Previous to its removal I had written to this gentleman in Mass. asking him to give the use of these books to the Soldiers Free
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Library [[?]] and E streets, for which Library I was there and am now collecting books. He did not get my letter until after the removal of the books. He came on and wanted to give up the books. I went with him to see General [[underlined]] Auger [[/underlined]] he told the General what he wanted but the Genl. talked him out of it, and got him, though unwillingly, to let the Library remain. I do not think it was right. They might have taken any Christian Commission or Sanitary stuff in the same way. The books cannot be used very much now. They are needed greatly at the Free Library, where about 1000 volumes are drawn per month. Cannot you get them for us?
Very respectfully yours,
John Kimball
Supt. of Schools.
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67
Bureau Refugees Freedmen & A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington February 12, 1868.
[[underlined]]Lawrence[[/underlined]] Captain [[underlined]]A.A.[[/underlined]]
I have Miss [[underlined]] Gonlets [[/underlined]]transportation money. How does she wish it sent to her?
I expect Charles County will be added to your field. Now we must get the houses that are underway done. They are very much behind hand in Charles. If the colored people do not move on they will stand a good chance to lose their lumber.
Very respectfully yours,
John Kimball
Supt. of Education.
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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comm'r D.C.
Washington February 12, 1868.
[[underlined]]Carson R.R. [[underlined]]
I want another teacher for Calvert County Maryland, and would like a colored man. Now cannot you send me two men? One I wrote for some days ago and this one. They can go by way of this city. Thus you will have six (6) teachers in that county. Do please hurry up. I will send Miss [[underlined]]Ketchums[[/underlined]] transportation tomorrow.
It is a certain thing that the city will
