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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C.
Washington, March 23d 1868.
[[underlined]] Lawrence Capt. A. A. [[/underlined]]
Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co. Md.
Capt:
Don't fail to see that [[underlined]] Davis [[/underlined]] has a fair trial. Please send me immediate word of the result.
How do School Houses come on? I have a good white man for the "Pines" if you want.
Very Respectfully Yours
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.
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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C.
Washington, March 23d 1868.
[[underlined]] Schermerhorn Messrs. J.W. & C [[/underlined]]
No. 430. Broome St., New York.
Gentlemen:
[[underlined]] Mr. N. Myers, [[underlined]] School Commissioner, Charlestown, Jefferson Co. West Virginia, wants to get plan and cost of your School Desks. They are about building a new school-house in that place.
Very Respectfully Yours.
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education
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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C.
Washington, March 23d 1868.
[[underlined]] Butler Mr. [[/underlined]] Henry,
Nottingham, Prince George Co. Md.
Dear Sir:
Our agent, [[underlined]] John H. Butler [[/underlined]], says your trying to finish the School House, and that you can do so if we send you six window-frames and sash, and one thousand (1000) feet of flooring. I think Genl. Howard will help you to that amount if you will promise to go right on and finish.
Write me what your people will do, and when, and to whom we should send the lumber, and when you want it, if we send.
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Very Respectfully Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.
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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C.
Washington, March 23d 1868.
[underlined]] Janney Mr. R.M. [[/underlined]]
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Sir:
Some time ago you wrote me that you could send me two teachers, if I could supply and pay them. I wrote you that if they were good colored teachers to send them along. You replied that one would come immediately, having transportation already secured, and you told me how to get the transportation for [[underlined]] Miss Johnson [[/underlined]] (the other). I have not seen the one who was coming. I am greatly in need of some teachers and wish this one would come, and if you know of any good colored ones I wish you would help me to get them.
I have been to Hagerstown. They are moving to build a school-house, which is much needed. We had a meeting: about $225,00 was subscribed. While they are thus working to build, I hope you will let Mr. [[underlined]] Littlefield [[/underlined]] stay without asking them to pay more for his support. Please inform me if you will.
At Williamsport, Mr. [[underlined]] Aborn [[/underlined]] has a very small school, not over twenty scholars. He says he could carry a part of these to Clear Spring, if you think it best to move his school there. I think it would be well to send him to Clear Spring, or Sharpsburg, or Boonsboro, for the remainder of the term. They have had pay school at C. Spring but it is now closed. Our agent will go to Boonsboro and Sharpsburg, probably this week. If he finds that a large school can be secured in some other place, would you be willing to transfer Mr. Aborn? He says his school will be very small the rest of the term if continued in Williamsport.
Very Respectfully Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.
