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from this City to Upper Marboro Prince George Co. Md. where he goes to teach a colored school.

Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant  
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.

Transpt recd. 3/28-68 and given to Mr. Johnson 

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C.
Washington.  March 27. 1868.

[[underlined]] Lee Capt S. P. [[/underlined]] U.S.A.
Alexandria Va.

Dear Sir:
Did you not have some of our Bureau stoves in Alexandria or at Convalescent Camp?  I find two or three missing and cannot immagine where they are if you have not got them.  Please help me if you can and oblige.

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 28th 1868.

[[underlined]] Boulding [[/underlined]] Mr. [[underlined]] George [[/underlined]]
Upper Marlboro, Prince George Co. Md.

Dear Sir:
I wrote to [[underlined]] Shelby Clark [[/underlined]] Esq. yesterday telling him that I was about sending you a teacher, a white man, as I cannot get you now a first rate colored man; and I asked him if he would not inform you and help you to get him a good boarding-place.  I expect to send him along early next week, so as to open school the 1st of April.

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 28, 1868

[[underlined]] Lawton [[/underlined]] Mr. [[underlined]] F. A. [[/underlined]]
Fairfield, St. Marys Co, Md.

Dear Sir:
I expect to be able to pay you $25.00 per month, from the time when you wrote me you expected your salary to commence (Jan 16).  I have tried, but not been able to get you $30.00 per month.  I will send you the money by draft which you can get cashed at the store, or will keep it until you want it.

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 30, 1868

[[underlined]] Aborn [[/underlined]] Mr. [[underlined]] H. T. [[/underlined]]
Williamsport, Md.

Dear Sir:
I think if you go to Clearspring you will get up a good school, and have no difficulty in getting your board paid.  They have been taught by a Mr. [[underlined]] Pittenger, [[/underlined]] a white man who lives in the place.  They have had also another school part of the time.  Mr. P's school was in the basement of a church, a bad place.  The other school was in a church.  If you go, you had best try to get in that church, I think.  They ought to have a school-house, and we offered to help in building one.  They have been accustomed to carry on their own school without Society help, and I thought it would be better for them to try and continue in that way, but if you find Boonsboro and Sharpsburg closed, and your school too small at Williamsport, I think you would do well to go to Clearspring.  We did not make any arrangements for you to open school.  The only way would be for you to go up and arrange for yourself.

Very Respectfully, Yours
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.