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been bought, and the people are ready to put up the building without delay, and to do their part in supporting the teacher, who will have a large School.

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

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390

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  Aug. 27th 1868.

[[underlined]] Swain  Bvt. Maj. D. G.  [[/underlined]]
A.A.A. Genl.

Major:

I respectfully ask that material to build a colored school-house, near Darnestown, Montgomery Co. Md. be sent by Selmer's canal boat, now in Georgetown, to Capt. Feifs' ware-house, in care of [[underlined]] Geo. W. Johnson, [[/underlined]] as follows, viz:

23 ceiling joists 20 ft. long 3 x 5
75 joists 12 " " [[dittos for ft. long]] 3 x 4.
100 ft. of joist 3 x 4 for porch gable ends &c.
2000 ft. 1/2 inch pine plank for siding.
700 ft. hemlock boards for sheathing.
3200 cypress shingles, No. 1.
800 ft. yellow pine, flooring, planed.
1 door and frame
6 window frames and sash.
12 ft. white pine boards, for desks and seats.
400 bricks.

Mr. [[underlined]] Geo. W. Johnson, [[/underlined]] Darnestown, Montgomery Co. Md. should be informed of the sending of the lumber.  

The colored people have bought the land, and are ready to put up the house, and support the teacher in part.

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

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391

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  Aug. 27th 1868.

[[underlined]] Swain  Bvt. Maj. D. G.  [[/underlined]]
A.A.A. Genl.

Major:

I respectfully ask that material for a colored School House, near Barnesville, Montgomery Co. Md. be sent by Selmer's canal boat, now at Georgetown to the mouth of the Monocacy River in care of [[underlined]] Philip Spencer, [[/underlined]] as follows, viz:

23 ceiling joists 20 ft. long 3 x 5
75 joists 12 " " [[dittos for ft. long]] 3 x 4.
100 ft. of joist 3 x 4 for porch gable ends &c.
2000 ft. 1/2 inch pine plank for siding.
700 ft. hemlock boards for sheathing.
3200 cypress shingles, No. 1.
800 ft. yellow pine [[strikethrough]] boards [[/strikethrough]], flooring, planed.
1 door and frame
6 window frames and sash.
12-- ft. white pine boards, for desks and seats.
400 bricks.

Mr. [[underlined]] Philip Spencer [[/underlined]] should be informed of the sending of the lumber.  His Post Office is Barnesville, Montgomery Co. Md.  The colored people have bought the land, and are ready to put up the house, and support the school.

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

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392

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  Aug. 27th 1868.

[[underlined]] Johnson  Geo. W.  [[/underlined]]
Barnesville, Montgomery Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

I send you the plan for your school-house, for which we shall send you our part of the lumber tomorrow.  I also send you plan for desks;  for which we send you lumber.  I hope there will be no delay in putting up the house.