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attainments might answer for the school at Upper Marlboro, but I think it would require a person of some power and energy of discipline in order to govern so large a school as will probably gather there.

If you think her competent in this respect we hope you will send her.  I enclose Miss [[underlined]] Johnson's [[/underlined]] application.  

She is well recommended, and I think would be a good person to send to Upper Marlboro.

One of the trustees of the Forestville school has just called, and is very desirous of having a teacher sent them.

The Upper Marlboro stage runs near the place.  Teacher should stop at Centerville.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
Clerk.

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, December 30th 1869.

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

Dear Sir:

I refer the enclosed application of Mrs. [[underlined]] Ferguson [[/underlined]] to you hoping that you will accept her as one of your teachers.  She is the widow of a soldier who lost his life in the Union Army.  Her case was stated to [[underlined]] Genl. Howard [[/underlined]] by Robey, a white man who takes an interest in the education of the colored people, and who donated the land on which their school-house stands, and the [[underlined]] Genl. [[/underlined]] made a special request of [[underlined]] Maj. Swain [[/underlined]] through me, to have him get her appointed by some society.

If [[underlined]] Maj. Van Derlip [[/underlined]] (the Supt.) calls on you again, please call his attention to this, although I presume he has left Philadelphia ere this.

Very Respectfully, Yours,
Clerk.

P.S.  A good school was in operation at this place last year.

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.

[[underlined]] Payne  Mr. George. [[/underlined]] 
Fairfield, Md.

Dear Sir:

Yours of the 19th inst. is at hand.  The people of your place will have no trouble in electing a new board of trustees.

It is customary in most of our schools to have new ones elected every year.  If the present board do not attend to their duty or look after the welfare of the school the people ought to call a meeting at once and elect good men, who will see that the house is put in repair &c.  I hope you will inform the people of this matter.

Write soon and let us know how you progress.

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 30th 1869.

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

Dear Sir:

Yours of the 24th inst., is at hand.  We sent you a check on the 22d inst. of the amount due you up to December 1st.

We are surprised to learn that the trustees propose close your school, unless they are dissatisfied with  you, for we thought the people of your place took some interest in the education of their children.  They had a good school in operation last year, and we believe that if a teacher makes proper efforts he can succeed.

Please let us know immediately when you intend to leave, so that we can have another appointment in your place.