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one of your teachers named [[underlined]] Joseph Douglass, [[/underlined]] whom we sent to Piscataway, has failed to secure anything like a sufficient number of pupils.  His report for November was not received until near Christmas, and when we learned from this how he was doing we wrote him to close the school at once, and report to this office.

In answer to our inquiry why he had not informed us of the condition of his school before, he he said that he had been expecting the people would send their children, but all who were able had been obligated to work, and he thought that after the holidays they might get up quite a respectable school.  He returned, and the enclosed note has just been received from him.  You paid him $25.00, but he is now entirely destitute of money.

Before he was sent [[underlined]] Mr. Gaines, [[/underlined]] (one of your teachers, and an intelligent colored man) was requested to visit this place, (where he is acquainted) and ascertain what the prospects were.  He reported favorably;  that a large school could be gathered, and that the people were willing to comply with the conditions.  One of the leading colored men of the place states that the fault lies wholly with the teacher, that he has no force or energy, and the people have little respect for him.  We have several places where the people are in earnest about schools, but doubt his ability to succeed as teacher.

Very Respectfully, Yours,

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, January 4th 1870.

[[underlined]] York  Miss C. L. [[/underlined]] 
Great Mills, Md.

Miss:

Yours containing $10.75/100 for books is at hand.  The bill including freight amounted to $10.93/100.  The writing books you hand ordered are on the way, and the postage should be added to this bill.

Very Respectfully, Yours,

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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, January 5th 1870.

[[underlined]] Core  Mr. Jno. [[/underlined]] 
Actuary &c.

Dear Sir:

The day before Christmas I met [[underlined]] M. Janney, [[/underlined]] and was informed by him that you intended sending a teacher to the Anapolis School.  Will you please inform me if you have done so.  We have some fifteen school houses still empty in Maryland.  Can you help us to fill any of them?

Very Respectfully, 
Your obedient Servant,
[[signature]] W. L. Van Derlip [[/signature]]
Bvt. Maj. and Supt. Education

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, January 5th 1870.

[[underlined]] Butler  Mr. Wm. H. [[/underlined]] 
Anapolis, Md.

Dear Sir:

Yours of the 2d inst is received.  I shall write to [[underlined]] Mr. Core [[/underlined]] today about your school.  Mr. Janney told me last week that [[underlined]] Core [[/underlined]] was going to send a teacher to you.  I will write again as soon as I hear from him.

Very Respectfully, 
[[signature]] W. L. Van Derlip [[/signature]]
Bvt. Maj. and Supt. Education

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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, January 6th 1870.

[[underlined]] Taylor  Miss Virginia P. [[/underlined]]