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534

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, Jany 27th 1870.

[[underlined]] Fry  Daniel W. [[/underlined]] 
Chaptico, Md.

Dr Sir:

Yours of the 19th is received.  We have so many teachers yet without schools, that we can not send you an assistant.  You must do the best you can.  There has a teacher gone to [[underlined]] Milestown. [[/underlined]]  The people must keep the house in good repair, or we will have to close the school.  Please tell the people this and report to me if they do not make up.

Yours Respectfully, 
Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education.

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535

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, Jany. 27th 1870.

[[underlined]] Foster  W. H. [[/underlined]] 
Great Mills, Md.

Dr. Sir:

Mr. [[underlined]] Core [[/underlined]] has sent me your order for books &c.  As there are no boats running, please let me know how to send them to you.

Yours Respectfully, 
Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education.

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536

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, Jany. 27th 1870.

[[underlined]] Cushings and Bailey, Messrs. [[/underlined]] 
Baltimore, Md.

Gentlemen:

Please send

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to Miss [[underlined]] Beckie Moses, Point of Rocks, Md. [[/underlined]] 6 Primary Geographies with bill.

Very Respectfully, 
Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education.

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537

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, Jany. 27th 1870.

[[underlined]] Colbourne  Mr. Joseph [[/underlined]] 
Marion Station, Md.

Dear Sir:

The Commissioner has decided to give your school help the amount of $20 when that amount will complete the building.  Have the people go to work at once and hurry it up as soon as possible.  Communicate with me as you progress.

Very Respectfully &c., 
Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education.

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538

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, Jany. 27th 1870.

[[underlined]] Butler  Mr. J. G. [[/underlined]] 
W. 211 So. Howard St. Baltimore, Md.

Dear Sir:

I enclose herewith your appointment as agent &c. together with the customary oath.  Have the oath filled up and sent to me, and I will send you further orders.  I shall want you to go to [[underlined]] Parker's Creek [[/underlined]] on the 21st of Feby.

Yours respectfully, 
Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education.