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wish you to start until you let me know, and hear from me again, as without notice no one will meet you.

There were schools at these places last year taught by young men from Philadelphia; so you will find them supplied with some books.  Write me, each of you, as soon as you reach your schools.  When you want books, order them through Mr. [[underlined]] Core [[/underlined]] or myself.  They will be charged to you and taken out of your salary.

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

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Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Headquarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, Oct. 31, 1868

[[underlined]] Core [[/underlined]] Friend:

General Howard says that we cannot do more for that house at Philopolis — the people must finish it themselves.  He also says he cannot furnish paper or stationery of any kind except to our own agents.  I have written to Sandy Springs asking if they will not take a white teacher and pay the board and $10.00.  If they will do it I would like to send one of the ladies about whom I wrote you

Very respectfully yours
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education

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Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Headquarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, October 1868

Swain  Bt. Major D.G.
A.A.A. General,

Major:  I have the honor to present the following report of the work of Education in this Department for the month of September 1868:

This Bureau has paid 
| -----| ----- |
|Salaries of Superintendent and laborers (educational) | $303.00. |
| For school house at Mr. Pleasant, Montgomery Co., Md., | 73.10. |
| " " " " [[dittos for For school house at]] Rockville " " " [[dittos for Montgomery Co., Md.,]] | 344.07. |
| " [[ditto for For]] repair of barracks Cor. 12/and I sts. Washington D.C., | 328.83. |
| " " " [[dittos for For repair of]] Soldiers Free Library Building " " [[dittos for Washington D.C., | 39.75. |
| " [[ditto for For]] School house at Wardsville, W.Va | 156.45 |
|Total | $1245.22 |

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Educational Schools.

During the month five large meetings have been held, viz., at Frederick City, Frederick Co., Churchville, Harford Co., Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., and Upper Marlboro' Prince George Co. Maryland.  Addresses at these meetings were made by Genl. C.H. Howard, Judge Bond, J.M. Langston, Esq., and myself.  At Frederick City last year, Major Gen. Gregory was requested to leave his hotel; and he found lodgings with a Union man after great difficulty.  This year we stopped at the same hotel which fortunately had changed hands, and with Mr. Langston, our colored friend, received every attention.  Public sentiment is changing in that place.

At Churchville we had a very quiet and attentive audience.  Many of the colored people about that place always been free, and several own farms.  They have built a school house with little assistance and organized temperance societies.  Last year an ox team took us to our place of meeting from the landing in Calvert County.  This year we were provided with fast saddle horses and accompanied by a gay cavalcade of colored people.  The meeting was one of the most interesting and satisfactory of the season.  Calvert County has made rapid progress in the work of education during the year; there are now seven well built school-houses soon to be crowded with children eager to learn.  The meeting at Rockville was held in the open air on ground given by a colored woman for the school, about one and a half miles from town, a poor place on a by path back in the woods; but the best that could be obtained after waiting more than three years.  No white man would sell land near Rockville for such a school.  A heavy rain interrupted the meeting and completely drenched the people, young and old.  Their school-house was not up and the miserable prejudice of the whites had driven us far from town shelter; and these poor people had therefore no covering for themselves, or their well filled tables, out of which they expected to make a large sum of money.  A basket collection of over $25.00 was taken during the meeting.

At Upper Marlboro' we held our first meeting.  It was also the first meeting of the kind ever gathered in that place.  A few white people were present and seemed pleased with the remarks made.  They certainly, in larger numbers, needed to hear what was said, for they have been very little disposed to aid the colored people in their efforts to educate themselves.  But in spite of them, the colored people of Upper