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[[underlined]] Baltimore. [[/underlined]]  I will see what I can get as maps for the map ought to be paid for by the Trustees.  It will cost some eight ($8) or ten ($10) dollars.

Yours respectfully
Bvt. Maj. & Supdt. of Education &c

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565

Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office Supdt. of Education, D.C.
Washington, Feby 4, 1870.

[[underlined]] Cushing & Bailey [[/underlined]] 
Baltimore, Md.

Gentlemen:

Please send to Miss [[underlined]] Martha J. Smith [[/underlined]] by stage from [[underlined]] Hagerstown, [[/underlined]] Md.

12 Colburn's Intellectual Arithmetic
18 Felter's Primary " [[ditto for: Arithmetic]]
12 Monteith's 3rd Geographies
and send bill to

Yours Respectfully,
Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education

Send price to Miss S.

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566

Bureau R.F. & A. Lands
Office Supdt of Education, D.C.
Washington, Feby 4, 1870.

[[underlined]] Payne  Mr. Geo. F. [[/underlined]] 
Fairfield, Md.

Sir:

You can get books from [[underlined]] Cushings & Bailey at Baltr. [[/underlined]] to an amount not exceeding $20.00/100 per month they to be sent to you at your risk.  I will have some Freedman's Bank papers sent you.  I have no copies of the New Erd.

Yours Respectfully &c.,
Bvt. Maj. & Supdt. of Education &c.

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567

Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office Supdt Education, D.C.
Washington, Feby. 4, 1870.

[[underlined]] Bond  Miss Matilda [[/underlined]] 
Brookville, Md.

Dear Miss:

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We have so many calls for teachers that we are unable to supply one half.  You must do the best you can and if possible we will send you help.

Yours Respectfully
Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education &c.

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Bureau R.F. & A. Lands
Office Supdt Education, D.C.
Washington D.C. Feb. 4 '70.

[[underlined]] Johnson  Capt. William [[/underlined]] 
Solomon's Island Md.

Sie:

In reply to yours of the 29th instant I would state that we will send you a teacher as soon as we can find one.

Yours Respectfully,
Bvt. Major & Supdt. Education &c

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569

Bureau R.F. & A. Lands
Office Supdt of Education, D.C.
Washington. Feb'y. 4, 1870.

[[underlined]] Richards  Miss Sarah V. [[/underlined]] 
Barnesville, Md.

Dear Miss:

I ordered a map of the world for you.  The price was $1.25 and I enclose herewith the other $1.25.  Your salary will be fixed up just as soon as my clerk gets back, probably tomorrow.  I wish you would enquire for a man in your neighborhood named [[underlined]] Elijah Awkward, [[/underlined]] and send him to me to get some bounty.  I shall be home all next week, but week after next, shall be away.

Yours Respectfully
Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education &c

Mr. Adams has not called yet.

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Bureau R.F. & A. Lands
Office Supdt Education, D.C.
Washington, Feb'y 5, 1870.

[[underlined]] Lowell  Mrs. J. S. [[/underlined]] 
North Shore, N.Y.