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amount of $348.26 in building your school house.  This is a larger sum than we give in most places.

Please inform me how much land you have, what it cost, to whom it is deeded and what for, how much debt you have upon the land or house.  What is the size of your house.  Have you had a school and how much do you give for the support of the same.

Give me these facts and can then answer your request with better knowledge.

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

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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C.
Wash. D.C.  Sept. 14th 1868.

[[underlined]] Maison [[/underlined]] Mr [[underlined]] Samuel [[/underlined]]
Damascus Md.

Sir,

I send you plan for school house and desks.
You will get a letter telling you when the lumber will be sent in a very few days.

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

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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C.
Wash. D.C.  Sept. 14th 1868.

[[underlined]] Skilton [[/underlined]] Miss 

The place where I intend to send you is Mt Pleasant, Montg. Co. Md.  You will board with a gentleman from your own state.  I expect the School to open by the 1st of Oct.  I will send you transportation in due time.  If any change in place happens, I will give you a good one and let you know.

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

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448

Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C.
Wash. D.C.  Sept. 14" 1868.

[[underlined]] Cox [[/underlined]] Mr [[underlined]] John P. [[/underlined]]
Mt. Pleasant Md.

Sir

Your deed which I return is satisfactory.  I send you the plans of a house and seats and a bill of lumber.

Will you build a house on this plan and complete it by the 1st of October, we will furnish the lumber at Frederick or at the nearest railroad station.  Please reply immediately.

We expect to be at a meeting at New Market on Wednesday.

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

P.S.  If you are not willing to built on this plan with the lumber, please return it to me.

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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C.
Wash. D.C.  Sept. 15th 1868.

[[underlined]] Lawrence [[/underlined]] Capt. [[underlined]] A. A. [[/underlined]]

Sir

We will come down next Tuesday to Plowdens on the Wawasett where we hope to meet a team of your providing, which will carry four (4) if necessary.  The meeting to be early in Wednesday so that we can take the Columbia, when she comes along.  Hope to have a large meeting.  Thing that Judge [[underlined]] Bond [[/underlined]] and Gen'l [[underlined]] Howard [[/underlined]] will be along certainly.

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