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together and appoint a treasurer; then each pay in so much money. Then with the money, when enough is collected, get some one to buy land for them at auction or private sale: then divide it up among them. They should do this quietly for if the whites find they want to buy they may raise the price of land. Go on and do all the good you can. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 344 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, Aug. 5th 1868. [[underlined]] Gaskill S. A. [[/underlined]] Frostburg, Alleghany Co. Md. Dear Sir: I will try to get you the same salary next year that you are now having, but I cannot promise you anything, but will do the best I can. I cannot get your transportation home. Hope you will see the way to remain and have the school-house built. We will do our part. I have just returned after being away two weeks, that is the reason you have not a letter from me sooner. Let me have your reports to the full term of your school. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 345 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, August 5th 1868. [[underlined]] Davis Cephus. [[/underlined]] Doncaster, Charles Co. Md. Dear Sir: I am glad to hear from you, and to know that you are doing so well. Work hard and teach them all you can, and God will reward you. I expect to come down sometime this month. Will let you know through [[underlined]] Dr. Wilmer. [[/underlined]] We shall have a meeting at Port Tobacco, probably. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[end page]] [[start page]] 346 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, August 5th 1868. [[underlined]] Wilmer Dr. Wm. R. [[/underlined]] Port Tobacco, Charles Co. Dear Sir: I send you $1.25, the amount due [[underlined]] A. T. Jones. [[/underlined]] About the house at Bryantown. Do you think it best to build so large a house there? It seems to me not a good plan, and I do not think the General will be willing to help so much in one place, (he is now way). If you will ask for a house of the usual size or convince me that it ought to be larger, please do so. I think it will accommodate the people better to have only fifty scholars in a place. The order for the house at Benedict has been given. You will be advised of the sending of the lumber. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 347 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, August 5th 1868. [[underlined]] Butler J. H. [[/underlined]] Your letter of July 28th is before me. I have no doubt but that you are doing good where you are, but I have not been able to get lumber started to a single place in Montgomery Co. yet. I wish you would write me each place up there in Montgomery which you visited, where the title is right, and who to send the lumber to, and how to send it, and where to send it, [[underlined]] just the place. [[/underlined]] Then I want you to see that the houses go up. And then there is a trip through Prince George Co. that I want you to take. Write me often. I got home last night. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 348 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, August 6th 1868. [[underlined]] Brown Bvt. Maj. J. M. [[/underlined]] D.O. - D.C. Dear Sir: The School Building at Hendall Green is being pulled down. Please have the furniture removed to your store-house
