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in Maryland and to ask if you cannot furnish us either with [[space]] teachers or else the commission [[space]] your society for some that [[space]]
Please give it your attention [[space]] schools are closed and no [[space]] opening them unless your society [[space]]

I am, Sir, 
Very Respectfully
Your obdt Servant
Bvt. Major & Supdt. of Education


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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office Supdt. Education 
Washington  26, 1870

Lowell  J. S.
North Shore
N. Y.

Dear Madam:

I was very sorry I could not be at home when you visited the City.  During my trip I visited two of your schools and found them in first rate order.  The one at Centerville will be a Model School very soon.  I am sorry I did not see you to disabuse your mind of all those doubts about the rental a/cs &c.  There is no doubt on the subject.  The money will be paid for the current school year no matter what the legislation of Congress may be.  And if the Senate Bill becomes a law matters will go on pretty much as now, save that Gen. Eaton will take Gen. Howard's place.  Now please write to me to send Mr. Chew to Salem, and also to let Miss Smith have a school on your account.  I would like to ask for more but dare not.  I have good accounts from the schools in Charles County, and all over the Western Shore.  I contemplate starting to visit all the Eastern shore week after next, please le me place as many teachers for you as possible before that time.  The school at Annapolis (which failed under the Balto. Association) has an average this week of 92 scholars.  The Upper Marlboro school has an average of nearly 60.

I have two teachers (besides the one abovementioned) waiting to go to Calvert County and expected Col. Corson to send

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but he has failed me.  How I wish you would write me to send them also.

Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Bvt. Major & Supdt. Education &c


643

Bureau R.F. & A. Lands
Office Supdt. of Education D.C.
Washington, D.C.  Feby 28, 1870

[[underlined]] Mitchell  Rev. W. F. [[/underlined]] 
New York.

Dear Sir:

Mr. John H. Butler an agent of this Office is engaged in visiting the schools on the Western Shore of Maryland, and gives a report of the school at Mount Zion supported by your Society and taught by Mr. Swan, which I thought you might like to hear.  He said the school taught by Mr. Swan is in much better condition than any I have yet visited, taking into consideration the length of time it has been in operation.  The school numbers 134 scholars.  Mr. Swan deserves much and it is for his untiring efforts in bringing this school up to its present position.  He is laboring under many disadvantages, having no desks in the school house and not enough seats.  Mr. Swan manages a large school better than any teacher I have met.  There was a lot of Writing desks at Owensville for sale which can be had cheap, but the people say they are not able to buy them.  If you think best I will go and see what I can buy them for.  We ought to help this school as much as possible.  The House is plastered and paid for but not framed yet.  That is his report and looks well.  We have already helped these people [[space]] their house.  May be you can help them buy these desks.

Very Respectfully &c
Your obdt servant
Bvt. Major & Supdt. Education