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551 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office Supt. Education, Jany. 31st 1870 Washington, D.C. &c. [[underlined]] Butler Mr. John H., [[/underlined]] Agent. Prince Fredrick, Md. Dear Sir: I enclose a letter from the teacher at [[underlined]] St. Leonards, [[/underlined]] and wish you would settle affairs at his school, and report your action to me. Send the letter back with your report. I want you to visit all the school houses in [[underlined]] Calvert Co., [[/underlined]] and report the condition of each. When the buildings are damaged call the people together and advise them to repair them. After leaving [[underlined]] Calvert [[/underlined]] you will go to [[underlined]] St. Mary's, [[/underlined]] and I have some things there for you to look after. Write to me often, and keep me posted as to your whereabouts, so I may communicate with you readily. Yours &c., Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education. [[line across page]] 552 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c. Washington, Jany. 31st 1870. [[underlined]] Ballantyne Wm. [[/underlined]] Washington, D.C. Dr. Sir: Please send to Miss [[underlined]] Ellen Watts, Rockville, Md. 6 Primers, 6 Monteiths Geographies No.– 6 Primary Arithmetics, and send bill to Yours respectfully, Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education. [[end page]] [[start page]] 553 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c. Washington, Jany. 31st 1870. [[underlined]] Core Mr. John A. A. [[/underlined]] Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir: I have an application from [[underlined]] Thomas Higgins [[/underlined]] No. 5 King St. [[underlined]] Baltimore [[/underlined]] for a place as teacher. Will you be kind enough to send for him and if you find him competent, I will have him commissioned and sent to [[underlined]] Centerville, [[/underlined]] or such other point as you may deem best. Yours respectfully, &c., Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education. [[line across page]] 554 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c. Washington, Feby. 2d 1870. [[underlined]] Corson Col. R. R. [[/underlined]] Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sir: I do not think it best to send [[underlined]] Anderson [[/underlined]] back. I have not had time to make inquiries, but it is altogether wrong to let a teacher break up her school in this way. I will at once try to find out what the trouble is. Yours, &c., Bvt. Maj., and Supt. Education. [[line across page]] 555 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office Supt. Education, D.C. &c. Washington, Feby. 2d 1870. [[underlined]] Cummings Miss Carrie E. [[/underlined]] St. Clements Bay, Md. Dear Miss: I think you are wrong about