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678

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Superintendent of Education D.C.
Washington, March 11th 1870.

[[underlined]] Corson  Col. R. R. [[/underlined]] 
Phila  Pa.

Dear Sir:

W. V. James was sent to the Sand Spring School immediately after the Holidays, has taught that school since and has an average for February of 72.  The school is as prosperous under his administration as any we have.  Please send his January salary $15.00 with the Feby.  The money you aid him to go home will take him thus when his term closes.  I wrote you in January in relation to him.

Yours Respectfully
Bvt. Major and Supt. of Education.

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679

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Superintendent of Education D.C.
Washington, March 11th 1870.

[[underlined]] Alvord  Rev. J. W. [[/underlined]] 
Genl. Supt. of Education
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,

I have the honor to state that in obedience to verbal instructions from the Commissioner I inspected the school of Dr. Turney.  I found at the building about 30 scholars taught by three young colored men.  At the house occupied by Dr. Turney there is a room used for stowing old clothes.  The school on 19th St. and that on the island I was informed were not open and were only open at night three times a week.  They are taught by two of the pupils of the main school and their average do not amount to twenty each.  They do not come within the orders granting rental.  There is no claim that an average of 30 pupils are taught at Dr. Turneys house or that there is any regular school there.  I cannot see how under existing orders we can approve rental account for the store room.

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I am Sir
Very Respectfully Yours
Bvt. Major and Supt. of Education.

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680

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Superintendent of Education D.C.
Washington,  March 12th 1870.

[[underlined]] Ballantyne  William, Esq. [[/underlined]] 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Please furnish Miss E. J. Clark (the bearer) with what books she requires, not exceeding $20 in amount, and I will be responsible for the bill.

Very Respectfully Yours
Bvt. Major and Supt. of Education
per J. Q. Crosby

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681

Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Superintendent of Education D.C.
Washington, March 12th 1870.

[[underlined]] Lowell  Mrs. J. S. [[/underlined]] 
West New Brighton, MD.

Dear Madam,

I have no interest in Mr. Hill's expenses.  The amount can be sent direct to him.  In the matter of books I have an interest for I guarantee the publishers the bills of the teachers, and I have informed the teachers that all book bills will be deducted from their salaries and they reimburse themselves by selling the books.  Any arrangement by which the books are paid for without much annoyance to me will be satisfactory.  Henry Brown reported to me that he had opened his school on the 1st of March.  I will instruct him to report to you.  I had engaged all the teachers before I heard from you, or at least I had given them to understand that $20 would be the pay and I hardly see how I could reduce them.  In addition to the names on yours of Feby 3rd we now have on your list, Joseph Chew at Chester Hill Q.A. County and Charls A. Harrison