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Hope you will not disagree with me about placing Miss [[underlined]] T. [[/underlined]] If you have not [[underlined]] Talbot's [[/underlined]] address you can send to care of Col. [[underlined]] R. R. Corson, [[/underlined]] Philadelphia. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 973 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Feb. 3d 1869. [[underlined]] Cadbury Richard [[/underlined]] Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sir: I wrote Mr. [[underlined]] Sherman [[/underlined]] that I am in trouble about postage on papers, books, &c. sent into the country. I cannot use the Genl's. frank, and cannot get pay at the other end, though the people would gladly pay if I could get to them I am sure. Mr. [[underlined]] S. [[/underlined]] has not replied. I hope your Society will allow me to draw a small sum for sending: thus great good will be done. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 974 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Feb. 4th 1869. [[underlined]] Core John [[/underlined]] Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir: These letters came I think from Easton: hope you will send them to Miss [[underlined]] Seymour. [[/underlined]] I send you letter from [[underlined]] C. A. Thompson [[/underlined]] with one from Miss [[underlined]] Cheney: [[/underlined]] all I know of the person. Do you want to employ? Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 975 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Feb. 4th 1869. [[underlined]] Corson R. R. [[/underlined]] Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sir: [[end page]] [[start page]] I want to add another teacher for part of January, Mr. [[underlined]] Hamilton E. Keys, [[/underlined]] Pleasant Valley, Washington Co. Md.. Number of scholars 24: will be many more. Salary from Jany. 15th to Feb. 1st | $10.00 Add | 346.91 [[total]] | 356.91 I am informed that they want a colored man where Miss [[underlined]] Howell [[/underlined]] was. If she says a woman will do, and you think Miss [[underlined]] Currey [[/underlined]] fit, I will get her transportation. If she cannot go there, and is all right, I can send her elsewhere. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 976 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Feb. 4th 1869. [[underlined]] Sullivan [[/underlined]] Miss [[underlined]] A. M. [[/underlined]] Camden, N.J. Miss: I am informed that you would like to teach a school near your mother in St. Mary's Co. Md. If you can convince me that you are well fitted to teach, and would like to come, I will furnish your transportation to the school, and pay you $20.00 per month and your board. There was a very large fine school at this place last year, taught by one of our best teachers. Very Respectfully, Yours [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 977 Bureau R. F. & A. L. Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C. Washington, Feb. 4th 1869. [[underlined]] Payne Sebastian. [[/underlined]] Pomonkey, Charles Co. Md. Dear Sir: A letter has been received at this office saying that your board costs $15. per month (I judge this is what the letter means), when it ought not to cost but $12.00; and that money is paid weekly when it would be better to pay by the month. Now I want you to make this satisfactory to [[underlined]] Henry Datcher, Coates Slater [[/underlined]] and the other trustees. It is the business of the trustees to furnish you good board, and see that it is paid for, and that is
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