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In obedience to instructions contained in Circular issued from these Head Quarters Jany 8th/69, I have the honor to report myself on duty as Clerk in the office of the Supt. of Education D.C. &c. having been duly appointed by your order. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant J. Q. Crosby. [[line across page]] 1191 Bureau R. F. and A. L. Office Supt. of Education D.C. Washington. July 1st 1869. [[underlined]] Howard [[/underlined]] Bvt. Maj. Genl. [[underlined]] O. O. [[/underlined]] Commissioner. General: In obedience to instructions contained in Circular issued from these Head Quarters Jany. 8th/69, I have the honor to report myself on duty as Supt. of Education for D.C. &c. having been duly appointed by your order. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant. [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] [[line across page]] 1192 Bureau R. F. and A. L. Office Supt. of Education D.C. Washington. July 1st 1869. [[underlined]] Russell James. [[/underlined]] New Market, Frederick Co. Md. Dear Sir: Just got home. Think I can send a man in about two weeks, but can't say certain. Will let you know. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 1193 Bureau R. F. and A. L. Office Supt. of Education D.C. Washington. July 1st 1869. [[underlined]] Hatton [[/underlined]] Miss [[underlined]] Martha. [[/underlined]] Washington, D.C. Miss: I have sent for a very fine colored man to teach a summer school three months. I suppose he is already at [[end page]] [[start page]] your fathers; if not he will be in a day or two. He is a student of Lincoln College, and is out for vacation. I hope the people will receive him gladly; pay his board and get up a good school. I shall be home, corner 7th & O Sts., nearly every evening, but away in the country Saturday and Sunday. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 1194 Bureau R. F. and A. L. Office Supt. of Education D.C. Washington. July 1st 1869. [[underlined]] Davis Harrison. [[/underlined]] Norbeck, Montgomery Co. Md. Dear Sir: You will get books sent you soon. Mr. [[underlined]] Ballantyne [[/underlined]] who sends them will give prices of all but the Arithmetics which I send. Six (6) Arithmetics, 25 cts. each = $1.50 Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 1195 Bureau R. F. and A. L. Office Supt. of Education D.C. Washington. July 1st 1869. [[underlined]] Griffin David N. [[/underlined]] Chesapeake City, Cecil Co. Md. Dear Sir: I am sorry you do not take a teacher for the summer, and have small scholars come. You must have forty (40) such children in your place I should think who cannot do much. I will try to send you a teacher in the fall, but am not certain. It is much harder getting teachers in the winter than summer. Very Respectfully, Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education.