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151

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, March 30, 1868.

[[underlined]] Lewis  Rev. Charles. [[/underlined]] 
Point Pleasant, West Va.

Dear Sir:

If the school Board at Buffalo will buy that house for a School, (colored), we will help to pay for it.  If the colored people can raise some money to help the school Board in doing this I shall be glad.  If there is a sufficient number of children for a school, the Board ought to provide a house and teacher.  I hope you will be able to get them so to do.  I do not see that we can help you in any other way.  We are obliged to work through the School Board in West Virginia.  I shall be glad to hear from you again.

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

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152

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, March 30, 1868.

[[underlined]] Eldrige  Maj. Stuart. [[/underlined]] 
A.A.A. Genl.

Major:

I respectfully ask that lumber be sent by the steamer "Mary Washington" from Baltimore, to the care of [[underlined]] Henry Butler, [[/underlined]] Nottingham, Prince George Co. Md. as follows, viz:

Six Window frames and sash.  One thousand (1000) ft. of flooring tongued, grooved, and planed.

This lumber is to enable them to complete a School House at that place, which they have promised to do without delay if the lumber is sent.  Mr. Butler should be informed one week before the sending of the material.

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

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153

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, March 31, 1868.

[[underlined]] Eldridge  Maj. Stuart. [[/underlined]] 
A.A.A. Genl.

Major:

I respectfully ask for transportation for Mr. [[underlined]] E. A. Johnson [[/underlined]] from this City ot Sharpsburg, Washington Co. Md. where he goes to teach a colored school.  Mr. Johnson went to Upper Marlboro but was informed that it was not safe for a white man to come there to teach a colored school.  He could not get any white family to board him, and he was forced to leave.

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

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154

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, March 31, 1868.

[[underlined]] Alvord  Rev. J. W. [[/underlined]] 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Working with the plan suggested by Genl. C. H. Howard in his annual report of October last.  We have built in Maryland twenty-nine (29) School Houses, and in West Va. four (4):  total, thirty-three (33).

There are now in process of erection, some of them nearly completed, in Maryland twelve (12) School Houses, and in West Va. five (5):  total seventeen (17)

We have a large number of applications on file for aid in building houses in the same way this season

Nothing was done in Industrial Schools for July, August and September, which was reported to me.  You have the report of the school at Wisewell Barracks of which Miss Alvord is Secretary.  I have nothing further to add to my former report.

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