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576 Bureau R.F. & A. Lands Office Supdt of Education, D.C. Washington, Feby. 10, 1870. [[underlined]] Cushing & Bailey [[/underlined]] Baltimore, Md. Gentlemen: Please furnish 6 Hilliards 2nd Reader 6 Intermediate Reader 6 3rd 18 Davies Elements of Written Arithmetic 1 Multiplication Table Card 1 Addition " " [[dittos for: Table Card]] Direct them to Miss [[underlined]] Laura H. Iredell, [[/underlined]] Care [[underlined]] Curtis Davis, [[/underlined]] Esquire. (Fred[[?]]) [[underlined]] Federalsburg, Md. [[/underlined]] And send the package to Mr. [[underlined]] Davis [[/underlined]] at the Mansion House [[underlined]] Baltimore, [[/underlined]] who will take charge of it and send it to Yours Respectfully Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education &c. [[line across page]] 577 Bureau R.F. & A. Lands Office Supdt Education, D.C. Washington Feby 10, 1870. [[underlined]] Iredell Miss Laura H. [[/underlined]] Federalsburg Dear Miss: I have yours of 7th inst., and have sent an order for the books at [[underlined]] Baltimore. [[/underlined]] You must charge the pupils for them, enough to cover the expenses for freight &c. Please write at once (if you have not already done so,) to Mrs. [[underlined]] J. S. Lowell, North Shore, Richmond County, New York. [[/underlined]] I expect to be able to visit your school soon. Yours Respectfully Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education. [[end page]] [[start page]] 578 Bureau R.F. & A. Lands Office Supdt. Education, D.C. Washington, Feby 10, 1870. [[underlined]] Lowell Mrs. J. S. [[/underlined]] North Shore, N.Y. Dear Madam: I want to send Mr. [[underlined]] C. A. Harrison [[/underlined]] to [[underlined]] Centerville, Maryland. [[/underlined]] He is well recommended and I have had a personal interview with him and feel certain he is one of the right kind. I said I wanted to send him but the fact is, I have sent him and he will open school on Monday next. Can't I look to you for his Commission? Mr. [[underlined]] Crosby [[/underlined]] has just returned, and I shall be, soon, in good running order I hope. Yours Respectfully &c. Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education &c. [[line across page]] 579 Bureau R.F. & A. Lands Office Supdt. of Education, D.C. Washington, Feby. 10, 1870. [[underlined]] Shadd Mr. Charles [[/underlined]] Philadelphia, Penna. Sir: Yours of the 7th is received. You will get your transportation from [[underlined]] Col. Corson [[/underlined]] at his office. There does not appear to be any salary due you, your bills for books amounting to over $20. Your school at [[underlined]] Huntingtown [[/underlined]] is taken now, but there is a vacancy at (Queen Ann's County) Salma, which you can have if you get on the ground at once. Yours Respectfully Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education. [[line across page]] 580 Bureau R.F. & A. Lands Office Supdt. Education, D.C. Washington. Feby 11, 1870. [[underlined]] Gloucester Miss Josephine. [[/underlined]] Elktown Md. Dear Miss: Yours of the 9th is received. If there is any help for Miss