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Spring. Miss [[underlined]] Whittington [[/underlined]] who went to Hancock Oct. 1st returned home after teaching a month, to remain until they could plaster the house. She now requests to be sent to Elkton, and we have advised her to go there at once, as we learn from the trustees that a large school can be gathered and they are all ready for a teacher. One of the trustees at Oakville writes that their teacher, [[underlined]] Thos. H. Price [[/underlined]], has a large school, and is well liked by the people. We hear nothing from Somers, whom you furnished with means to go from Leasburg N.C. to Dame's Quarter, Md. Have written him twice. Nearly all your teachers seem to be doing well, better than we had hoped; and none we believe, have taken advantage of your liberality in paying them in advance. Will make out the pay account as soon as all the reports are received. Very respectfully, Yours, D. G. Swaim, Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Education. [[line across page]] 406 Bureau R.F. and A.L., Office Supt. Education, D.C. Washington, December 9th 1869. [[underlined]] Lewey Mr. John W. [[/underlined]] Hancock, Md. Dear Sir: We send you a school register and blanks. You will be required to report your school to this office at the end of the month. If you commenced your school in November please make out report on one of these blanks up to Dec. 1st &c. If you have a night school report it on the same blank, but keep the two schools separate, and carry figures of the night school further to the right. Very respectfully, Yours, D. G. Swaim, Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Education. [[end page]] [[start page]] 407 Bureau R.F. and A.L. Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c. Washington, December 9th 1869. [[underlined]] Brown Mr. Gustavus. [[/underlined]] Oakville, Md. Dear Sir: Yours received. We are glad to learn that the school at Oakville is doing well; also the one near Chaptico, taught by your sister. You are mistaken in supposing your sister receives less pay for her services than other teachers. They all receive ($20) twenty dollars per month and their board. No teacher receives more or less than this amount. We could not allow her a full month's salary for October, for she did not commence teaching until the 12th of the month. In regard to books, the teacher should make out a list of what books are needed, and collect a sufficient amount of money to pay for them from her pupils, and send the amount [[rubbed out]] with her order for books to Messrs [[underlined]] Cushings and Bailey, [[/underlined]] 262 Baltimore St. Baltimore. They will fill the order and send the books according to directions. If the stage runs from Washington to Chaptico, we can send her books from here. Very respectfully, Yours, D. G. Swaim, Bvt. Maj. U.S.A., A.D.C., and Act. Supt. Education. [[line across page]] 408 Bureau R.F. and A.L., Office Supt. Education, D.C. Washington, December 9th 1869. [[underlined]] Wilmer Dr. W. R. [[/underlined]] Port Tobacco, Md. Dear Sir: Can you give us any information in relation to a white man named [[underlined]] Daniel J. Thomas, [[/underlined]] who lives at a place called Mt. Pleasant, Chas. Co.? He called at this office last February and stated that he was teaching a large school at this place: that he had built
Transcription Notes:
1) Just FYI that the word "respectfully" at the close of letters in usually not capitalized;
2) 260 Baltimore St. or 262? It looks more like a 2 in these fair copies. Please verify.
-- Beth
