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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. [[line across page]] 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. [[line across page]] 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. [[end page]] [[start page]] 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. [[line across page]] 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. [[line across page]] 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