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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen 
and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c
Washington, Jany 28th 1870.

[[underlined]] Ballantyne  Wm. [[/underlined]] 
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Sir:

Please send to [[underlined]] Matilda Bond Brookville, Montgomery [[/underlined]] Co. by stage.

15 Monteith's Geographies 2d.

15 Felter's Primary Arithmetics

1 Smith's N.E. Grammars

2 Hillard's 2d Readers

4 Writing Books No. 10

5 " " " [[ditto for Writing, ditto for Books, ditto for No.]] 8

4 " " " [[ditto for Writing, ditto for Books, ditto for No.]] 6

3 " " " [[ditto for Writing, ditto for Books, ditto for No.]] 4

and send bill to

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

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540

Bureau Refugees, 
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington January 28th 1870

[[underlined]] Noah J. Lewis [[/underlined]] 
Huntingtown, Md.

Dear Sir:

In reply to yours of 24th I would state that I will make enquiries after the check sent you Dec. 22d. It was payable to your order so no one can get the money on it unless you sign it. If we cannot find it I will get the Bank to send you a new check.

I am, Very Respectfully, 

Bvt. Major and 
Supt. Education.

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541

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and 
Abandoned Lands,
Office Supt. Education D.C. &c.
Washington, January 29th 1870

[[underlined]] Jno. Core [[/underlined]] 
Acting Actuary, &c.
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Sir:

I have been at work on your rental accounts and have forwarded them to the [[underlined]] Genl. Supt. of Education [[/underlined]] approved for $1540.

I enclose herewith a copy of an endorsement to [[underlined]] Mr. Manly, Supt. of Education [[/underlined]] for Virginia which exactly meets the question you raise

I am trying to get some teachers now and hope to have them in the field by the last of this month. I can pay salaries and furnish schools for 20 teachers if I can find them.

Very Respectfully 
Your obedient servant

Bvt. Major and 
Supt of Education.

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542

Bureau R., F., and A. L.,
Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c.
Washington, January 28th 1870

[[underlined]] Barkers  Rev. J. L. [[/underlined]] 
New York.

Dear Sir:

Yours of the 25th inst. is received. Under the instructions of the Com. I cannot approve accounts unless I have reports from the schools. I have no report from the [[underlined]] Washington Schools [[/underlined]], except from [[underlined]] Mr. King [[/underlined]] for 1 school. Please direct [[underlined]] Mr. Howe [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Mr. Payne [[/underlined]] to make their reports to me as they are on the schedule and I can then approve and forward the vouchers.

Very respectfully, &c., 

Bvt. Maj. and Supt. Education.

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