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Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 219 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C. Washington. May 15th 1868. [[underlined]] VanDerlip [[/underlined]] Bvt. Maj. [[underlined]] W.L. [[/underlined]] Annapolis, Md. Dear Sir: Yours of the 14th is at hand. That is what I now intend to do, come back from West Virginia on the 25th inst. and go with you through your District. If anything happens that I cannot do this I will let you know. Very Respectfully Yours. [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 220 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst Comr D.C. Washington, May 15th 1868. [[underlined]] Sharp [[/underlined]] Rev. [[underlined]] C.W. [[/underlined]] Charleston, Kanawha Co. W. Va. Dear Sir: Genl. Howard and myself, now expect to visit you in July. I cannot tell you just the day but probably about the middle of the month. As your school has been broken into so much, I hope you will be able to stay until the 1st of August. Please inform me immediately if you contemplate any change before that time. Very Respectfully Yours. [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 221 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr D.C. Washington. May 15th 1868 [[underlined]] Brubaker [[/underlined]] Capt. [[underlined]] J.C. [[/underlined]] Harper's Ferry W. Va. Dear Sir: We like your change in regard to Charlestown, but [[end page]] [[start page]] not in regard to Sharpsburg. The Genl. wants to stop there as I wrote you either before we go to Hagerstown or afterward; perhaps it will be better to go before that we may hit a stage then. If we cannot get the stage we want you to arrange for a team. The General and lady want to go to the battlefield. I don't see how it will take more than one day to go to Sharpsburg. Very Respectfully Yours. [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 222 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington. May 18th 1868. [[underlined]] VanDerlip [[/underlined]] Bvt. Maj. [[underlined]] W.L. [[/underlined]] Annapolis, Md. Major: Those teachers can stay in Calvert Co. just as long as the people will keep them. The Society will give them up as I wrote you. I hope the people will keep them. Very Respectfully Yours. [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 223 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. DC Washington. May 18th 1868. [[underlined]] White [[/underlined]] Hon. [[underlined]] R.R. [[/underlined]] Wheeling W. Va. Dear Sir: Your letter received this morning. I intended, as you supposed, to write that we would be in Fairmont on Sunday the 24th inst. reaching there the night before. I showed Genl. Howard your letter and he wished me to write you again saying that we hope very much to see you. What we can do at F. I don't know. I suppose not much. You are all good friends to the colored people, and are doing, I hope all that can be done. I do not want to preach in white church on Sabbath. Genl. H. and wife are on their way West. Hoping to see your friendly face soon, I am Yours Truly [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education.