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Very Respectfully Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 214 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, May 12th, 1868. [[underlined]] Leach Miss Charlotte [[/underlined]] Forestville, Prince George Co. Md. I am not certain as to whether you are provided with blank reports. Will you please fill out one of the enclosed blanks with a report of your school as soon as possible after the close of each month, and forward it to this office? Communications addressed like enclosed envelope will come free of postage. Please send report for last month, immediately. Very Respectfully Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. per J. Q. Crosby. [[line across page]] 215 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington May 13th, 1868. [[underlined]] Lawrence Capt. A. A. [[/underlined]] Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co. Md. Captain: The schools of the Pa. Branch F.U. Commission will close on the 1st of June. The following are the Teachers in your County viz: Miss [[underlined]] C. L. York, [[/underlined]] Miss [[underlined]] A. P. Bell, [[/underlined]] Mr. [[underlined]] Fre'k A. Lawton, [[/underlined]] Miss [[underlined]] P. C. Groves. [[/underlined]] Please inform them of the fact. I shall try to come down at the close of their schools, and if some of them are very promising I may find a way to continue them longer. Very Respectfully Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 216 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, May 13th, 1868. [[underlined]] VanDerlip Bvt. Maj. W. L. [[/underlined]] Annapolis, Md. [[end page]] [[start page]] Major: The schools of the Pa. Branch F. U. Commission, in your District, will close on the 1st of June. The teachers are as follows, viz: Messrs [[underlined]] P. J. Locke, J. W. Cole, R. E. D. K. Venning, H. F. Owens, W. V. Jones, J. M. Gregory. [[/underlined]] I have informed the last named. Will you please inform the others of this fact. I shall try to visit their schools before they close. If I am not able to do so, I hope you will do it. I go to West Virginia next week. I shall not be back until the 25th inst. Very Respectfully Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 217 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, May 13th, 1868. [[underlined]] Sharp Rev. C. H. [[/underlined]] Charleston, Kanawha Co. W. Va. Dear Sir: I have not requested Genl. [[underlined]] Howard [[/underlined]] to pay your assistant as I think we are doing all that we ought for Charleston, now. You must take what scholars you can teach yourself, if the School Board will not aid you. You understand the position of things at Brook's Hollow, and will do what you think best in the matter. We do not aid in building school houses which are to be sold for other purposes. Very Respectfully Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 218 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, May 13th, 1868. [[underlined]] Eldridge Bvt. Maj. Stuart. [[/underlined]] A.A.A. Genl. Major: The monthly report of Rev. [[underlined]] E. Turney's [[/underlined]] school, for the month of April, due at this office on the 5th of this month, has not been received. I respectfully recommend that all Bureau aid be withdrawn from this school unless this report be forwarded immediately, and unless his reports are received at the proper time in future.