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promised to give the land and the people have raised some money.  I encouraged them to go on and build a school-house, and promised that we would aid them.  I am not yet informed that they are ready to commence the building.

There are four or five places above Rockville, in the same County where the people want our aid in building school-houses.  I have encouraged them to hope that we would aid them.

The trustees of Colored schools for Washington and Georgetown have hired money and paid their teachers up to the present time.

I have visited very many of the schools in the District of Columbia during the month and find them generally in a prosperous condition. Most of the teachers are capable and interested in their work, and the scholars are regular in attendance and are learning to study as well as recite.

The very bad, wet weather has prevented my visiting the schools in the country as much as is desirable, but the reports from the teachers, and from our officers show that in most places, an excellent work is going on.

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

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen & A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington. May 1st 1868.

[[underlined]] Gaskill Mr. [[/underlined]]
Frossbury Alleghany Co. Md.

Sir:
Sign the receipt for your pay from [[underlined]] Maj. Brown [[/underlined]] on the papers sent you and return them to him, or to me, and you will get your pay.  Send back both papers.

Please send me your report immediately, up to the 1st of this month, for the part you have taught.

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. May 1st 1868.

[[underlined]] Brubaker Capt. J.C. [[/underlined]]
Harper's Ferry, West Va.

Sir:
I want to get [[underlined]] Johnson's [[/underlined]] report from Sharpsburg and find out what sort of a school he has got up.  If he is really doing a good work there I may get him some help, but I shall do nothing about it until his report comes in.

Are they all asleep at Hagerstown?  I am afraid so, or else in a fuss.

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 May 2nd 1868.

[[underlined]] Butler John H. [[/underlined]] 
Woodville, Prince George Co. Md.

Sir:
I received a letter from you this morning [[underlined]] without date, [[/underlined]] which does not show your usual care in writing.

I am going to Calvert Co. in a short time and will investigate that matter at Parker's Creek.  Please report all such matters to me promptly. 

They should have followed the plan at Horse Head.  If at any place in future they work in that way they will forfeit the lumber.

I approve your suggestion about reporting to the officers in the different Counties, but I wish you to keep me posted as to your whereabouts and to write me fully and often as to your operations.

Let us get all the houses now under way, finished immediately, and then we will get at some more houses.  Find out what can be done in the various places toward building more houses.

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