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1155 
                                   
Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt. of Education D.C. 
Washington.  June 17th 1869.

[[underlined]] Marquiss  James [[/underlined]] 
Sunderlandville, Calvert Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

I expect to send you a colored man to teach a three months school, next week.  You must pay his board and get up a good school.  Now is the time for small children.  I shall see his salary paid.

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

P.S.  For the Plum Point School.

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1156 
                                   
Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt. of Education D.C. 
Washington.  June 17th 1869.

[[underlined]] Johnson [[/underlined]] Capt. [[underlined]] Wm. [[/underlined]]

Dear Sir:

I expect to send you a colored man next week to teach a three months school.  I expect the people to pay his board.  Some kind friends pay his salary.  You must get up a good school of small children.

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

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1157 
                                   
Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt. of Education D.C. 
Washington.  June 17th 1869.

[[underlined]] Butler  John [[/underlined]] 

Dear Sir:

I expect to send a colored man to teach school three months, beginning next week.  Your people must pay his board, and get up a good school.  I will have his salary paid.  Let the small children come out.

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

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1158 
                                   
Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt. of Education D.C. 
Washington.  June 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Davis  Cephas L. [[/underlined]] 
Cross Roads, Charles Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

I will send you books at the lowest rates.  I cannot give you all the prices until you send for them.  You will sell them to scholars.  They will be charged to you.  I shall send them by stage, or any way you want.

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

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1159 
                                   
Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt. of Education D.C. 
Washington.  June 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Hayes  Joseph. [[/underlined]] 
Emmittsburg, Frederick Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

I want to send a colored man to teach a three months school for the colored people in your place, beginning next week.  I will send him if they will get up a school of thirty scholars, and pay his board.  I will see his salary paid.  Will you be kind enough to see what they would like to do, and answer immediately.  The man is a student at Lincoln College and is out for the summer.

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

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1160 
                                   
Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt. of Education D.C. 
Washington.  June 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Nelson  S. J. R. [[/underlined]] 
Chaptico, St. Marys Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

I am sorry to tell you that I cannot continue you after July 1st.  The Society supporting you have failed me.  But I shall be able to send another man in your place, who is supported by another Society.  He will take up the school when you leave.  The people must do for