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You will greatly oblige by furnishing the above information for the month of October at your earliest convenience.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swain,
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A. A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Ed.

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Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c
Washington, Nov. 12th 1869.

[[underlined]] Haley  Miss Anna K. [[/underlined]] 
Bridgewater, Mass.

Miss:

Yours received.  We have need of your services as teacher, and will locate you in a good school if any Society will pay your salary.  Most of these Societies have already sent out as many as they feel able to support.  I will forward your application to one of them, but cannot promise that they will accept.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swain,
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A. A.D.C. and Act. Supt. Ed.

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Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c
Washington, Nov. 12th 1869.

[[underlined]] Diggs  Rev. Thos. [[/underlined]] 
Buckeystown, Md.

Dear Sir:

Yours received.  I cannot promise to send you a teacher at present.  We have already sent out more than our usual number.  Please write me again and let me know what accommodations you have for a school.  Have you a good comfortable school house, well plastered, with a stove in it?  How many children would go to school if you had a teacher?  Are the colored people willing to pay the teachers board, and incidental expenses of the school?  We send none but colored teachers, and their salaries are paid by Northern Societies.  If you will answer the above questions I will bear you in mind when we have

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teachers to send out.  State also whether you would prefer a lady or man teacher, and how far the boarding place is from the school.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swain,
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Ed.

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Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c
Washington, Nov. 12th 1869.

[[underlined]] Bracey  Mr. James [[/underlined]] F. Bracey. 
Port Tobacco, Md.

Dear Sir:

I referred your letter to [[underlined]] Col. Corson, [[/underlined]] but he returned it stating that he had no authority to advance salaries.  We have no fund for that purpose.  You must get the people to aid you.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swain,
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Ed.

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Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c
Washington, Nov. 13th 1869.

[[underlined]] Rawson  Mr. T. A. [[/underlined]] 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I reply to yours of the 8th inst., inquiring my address of Genl. [[underlined]] Howard. [[/underlined]]  Please address Maj. Genl. [[underlined]] O. O. Howard, [[/underlined]] Washington, D.C. for [[underlined]] D. G. Swain, [[/underlined]] Supt. of Education for D.C., Md., W. Va., and Del.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swain,
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Ed.