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Respectfully Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 461 Bureau R.F. & A.L. Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C. Wash. Sept. 18" 1868. [[underlined]] Cox [[/underlined]] Mr What sort of teacher is Miss [[underlined]] M. E. Grantum, [[/underlined]] please give me her record, do you want her next year. To whom shall I apply for report of public colored schools in Baltimore. The team. Please aid me in this, so you know any private schools have opened. Very Respectfully Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 462 Bureau R.F. & A.L. Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C. Wash. Sept. 18th 1868. [[underlined]] Smith [[/underlined]] Rev. [[underlined]] E. P. [[/underlined]] Sir If you know of good colored teachers wanting positions, whom you do not wish to employ, will you please put me in communication with them & theres. Oblige Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. P.S. I would like to know of such persons immediately. [[line across page]] 463 Bureau R.F. & A.L. Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C. Wash. Sept. 18" 1868. [[underlined]] Van Derlip [[/underlined]] Maj. [[underlined]] W. L. [[/underlined]] Ridge, St. Mary's Co. Md. They at Baltimore had fully decided last May to built a School house at [[end page]] [[start page]] "Johnsons Nose" A. A. Co. but did not go on because the deed for land was not produced. I thought you might not fully understand the trouble and therefore I write. Respectfully Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 464 Bureau R.F. & A.L. Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C. Wash. Sept. 18th 1868. [[underlined]] Potts [[/underlined]] Mr [[underlined]] Williams [[/underlined]] Centerville Md. Sir I find an application for lumber to aid in building a school house for colored children in your place. We are willing to aid in the good work all that we can. Will you please inform me if a deed of sufficient land has been obtained and held by School trustee, and are the people able & ready to go on with a building immediately. I have intendet to visit your place very soon. Would it do good to hold an educational meeting and have Judge [[underlined]] Bond [[/underlined]] and General [[underlined]] Howard [[/underlined]] come downe. Hoping to hear from you soon. I am Very Respectfully [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 467 Bureau R.F. & A.L. Hd Qurs Asst. Comr. D.C. Wash. Sept. 21st 1868. [[underlined]] Swaim [[/underlined]] Maj. [[underlined]] D. G. [[/underlined]] A.A.A. Gen'l Major I have the honor to report that the service of Mr [[underlined]] A. H. Newman, [[/underlined]] educational laborer, will not be needed longer and to request that his salary be paid to the Sept 17th 1868. Very Respectfully Yours