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Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 895 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Jany 9th 1869. [[underlined]] Hatfield [[/underlined]] Rev. [[underlined]] E. F. [[/underlined]] New York City. Dear Sir: I will place Mr. [[underlined]] Swan [[/underlined]] in an important place in a very few days. How about the man who has received transportation, and was to meet me here about the time of my return: the one who was going to Leonardtown. I have not seen him. All your papers have gone in, and will be attended to in due time. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 896 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Jany 11th 1869. [[underlined]] Evans Nathan. [[/underlined]] West River, Ann Arundel Co. Md. Dear Sir: I expect to send a teacher for your school, next Saturday, per steamer to Galesville, where you will meet him. He is a colored man from Oxford, Pa.. I want you to start with a large school. His salary will be paid. You must pay his board. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 897 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Jany 11th 1869. [[underlined]] Swan J. B. [[/underlined]] Oxford, Pa. Dear Sir: I expect to send your transportation tomorrow or next [[end page]] [[start page]] day. You will come to Baltimore and go from there per Steamer to West River, Ann Arundel Co. Md., near which place is to be your school. I want you to be ready to come to Baltimore next Friday. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 898 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Jany 11th 1869. [[underlined]] Johnson Jerome. [[/underlined]] Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: Mr. [[underlined]] Ballantyne [[/underlined]] informs me that he has a bill against you for books, ordered when you were teaching at Upper Marlboro, amounting to $12.90. I hope you will pay this without delay. I am in honor bound to see that Mr. [[underlined]] B. [[/underlined]] receives pay for books sent to my teachers. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 899 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Jany 11th 1869. [[underlined]] Corson [[/underlined]] Col. [[underlined]] R. R. [[/underlined]] Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sir: The boat for West River, starts from foot of Light St. Baltimore, on Saturday at 7 o'clock A.M.. Miss [[underlined]] Cornish [[/underlined]] will land at West River, or Galesville, as it is sometimes called, and be met by [[underlined]] Jacob Dennis, [[/underlined]] (trustee), who will take her to "Swamp School", as it is called. If he should not be at the landing, she can stop with Mr. [[underlined]] Adams, [[/underlined]] (colored) at Galesville, until she can get over to [[underlined]] Dennis' [[/underlined]] house. I expect to send a man teacher by the same boat to another place near. Have her write to me as soon as she gets to her place. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education.