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ult., requesting aid for the purpose of building school-house at New Port is at hand. There are already more places in Maryland where the people have good school accommodations than we are able to supply with teachers, and therefore we are not at present doing anything in the way of building houses. We have your application on file, and in case we should resume this work we will inform you. Please find deed enclosed.

Very respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swaim,
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, December 7th 1869.

[[underlined]] Davis  Curtis, Esq. [[/underlined]] 
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Sir:

[[underlined]] Rev. E. F. Hatfield [[/underlined]], Secy. [[underlined]] N. Y. Presby Home Mission [[/underlined]], writes me that he has an application from a young colored man for an appointment to teach in Maryland I have replied requesting that he might be sent to Federalsburg.  f he go there I hope the people will be ready to receive him.

Very respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swaim
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, December 7th 1869.

[[underlined]] Woolman  Mr. Saml. [[/underlined]] 
Wilmington, Del.

Dear Sir:

Yours received. Will you please inform me, as near as possible, at what time Mr. [[underlined]] Kimball [[/underlined]] promised this amount for the school-house at Middletown? and whether he made written or verbal promes? Also please give me

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the same information in relation to the school-house at Slaughter's Neck.

Very respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swaim,
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, December 7th 1869.

[[underlined]] Brown  A. K., Esq. [[/underlined]] 
Secy. &c.

Dear Sir:

Yours of this date is received. In reply I am authorized to say that your society can have the use of the building referred to in your letter (not to interfere with the school now there) until such time as it may be required for a regular school which may not be for some time.

Very Truly,
D. G. Swaim,
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, December 7th 1869.

[[underlined]] Bond  Miss Matilda. [[/underlined]] 
Brookville, Md.

Miss:

Your letter was properly addressed, and such letters, according to law should be forward from any Post Office without stamps. If the Post Master at Brookville will read the law in relation to this matter he will find that Government Officers &c. to whom the franking privilege is granted, can be addressed free of postage on official business.

Very respectfully, Yours,
D. G. Swaim,
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., Act. Supt. Ed.