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Bureau R.F. and A.L.,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 17th 1869.

[[underlined]] Core, Esq.  John [[/underlined]]. 
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Sir:

Will you please furnish us with the November report of Public Colored Schools in Baltimore City, similar to that furnished for October, giving the number of schools, teachers and pupils, and oblige?

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

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424

Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c
Washington, December 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Chapman  Hon. Judge. [[/underlined]] 
Shepherdstown, Md.

Dear Sir:

I am informed that the trustees of the colored school at Shepherdstown have refused to open the school-house to a teacher who was sent there, and that they will not allow the building to be used for school purposes.

Will you please inform me if this report is true.

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

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425

Bureau R.F. and A.L.,
Office Supt. Education, D.C.
Washington, Dec. 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Swan  Mr. J. B. [[/underlined]] 
West River, Md.

Dear Sir:

Can you give me the Post Office address of a teacher named

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[[underlined]] Geo. W. Robinson, [[/underlined]] or any information in regard to him? We supposed him to be teaching at a place called Friendship, (somewhere in your vicinity) and we sent him a supply of blanks &c. to this place, nearly two months ago, but can get no word from him. Unless we hear from him soon we shall send another teacher to the place. Please answer at once and oblige.—

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

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426

Bureau R.F. and A.L.,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Corson  Col. R. R. [[/underlined]] 
Philadelphia, Penn

Dear Sir:

[[underlined]] Maj. Swaim [[/underlined]] is now absent, and if you have Check made payable to Genl. Supt. [[underlined]] Rev. J. W. Alvord, [[/underlined]] it will prevent delay in getting it cashed.

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

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427

Bureau R.F. and A.L.,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 20th 1869.

[[underlined]] Douglas  Mr. Thos. G. [[/underlined]] 
Piscataway, Md.

Dear Sir:

The teacher who had your school last year reported quite a large number of pupils, and we do not understand why you have failed in this respect. You should have reported the fact of your having but eight pupils long before this, and we might have sent you to another place, where the people take some interest in the education of their children. You could not expect to be paid a salary

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