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expect to be responsible for bills of so large amount against any teacher.  By referring to is letter of October 25th, in reply to your inquiry in relation to these bills, it will be found stated, that he was willing to be held responsible for the book bills of certain teachers "for amount not exceeding $20.00/100 each".  It was supposed that this was well understood, and it was not thought necessary to state the limit in our letters to teachers, as few of them are able to invest twenty dollars in books, and none of them have ever before made any unreasonable demands.

We will try to secure this for you.  I have written to [[underlined]] Swan [[/underlined]] requesting him to return these books, or greater portion of them immediately and have also notified the Secretary of the Society by whom his salary is paid.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
Clerk to Supt. Education

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Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 28th 1869.

[[underlined]] Hatfield  Rev. E. F., D.D. [[/underlined]] 
New York City.

Dear Sir:

[[underlined]] Maj. W. L. Van Derlip [[/underlined]] is now Supt. for this District, but is now absent.

Mr. [[underlined]] J. B. Swan, [[/underlined]] teacher at West River applied to us sometime since for books, or requested to be informed how he could obtain them.  We gave him an order on [[underlined]] Cushings and Bailey [[/underlined]] of Baltimore for some books, but did not limit the amount.

He took advantage of this, and has purchased books of this firm to the amount of (117.06/100), one hundred and seventeen 06/100 dollars, for which they hold us responsible.

Will you please withold all that is due, or that may become due him, and aid us securing this amount?  I have written him to return most of these books immediately, but doubt whether he will do so.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
Clerk

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Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 28th 1869.

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

Dear Sir:

Messrs [[underlined]] Cushings and Bailey [[/underlined]] have just sent us two bills for books purchased by you to the amount of one hundred and seventeen 06/100 dollars ($117.06/100).

We did not expect you would take advantage of our offer to aid you in obtaining books in this manner.  They hold us responsible for these bills and they must be paid next month.  Now we want you to return what books you cannot immediately pay for, and retain only enough to cover the amount due you.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
W. L. Van Derlip
Bvt. Maj. and Supt. Education

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Superintendent of Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 18th 1869.

[[underlined]] Alexander  Miss Rachel L. [[/underlined]] 
Philadelphia, Pa.

Miss:

We sent your check for the amount due you up to December 1st, on 22d inst., Bel Air.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
W. L. Van Derlip
Bvt. Maj. and Supt. Education
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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 29th 1869.

[[underlined]] Lowell  Mrs. C. R. [[/underlined]] 
North Shore, N. Y.

Madam:

A teacher of limited