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9.21.69.| 139. Wetherill. S.S.| Jarretsville. Harford. Co. Md. Sept. 20th 1869.
Inquires in behalf of the colored people if the Bureau [[strike through]] still furnishes aid towards building School Houses: States that their school is held in the basement of a house and they have not sufficient room: that the people have bought a lot on which to erect a school house &c.

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10.7.69.| 140 Watson. Mary E.| Newport. R.J. Oct. 4th 1869. 
States that she was not able to go to Port Deposit. Md. so as to open schoool on the 1st inst. but will start in a few days.

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10.15.69.| 141 Whithington. Emma.J.| Hancock. Alleghany Co. Md. Oct. 13th 1869.
States that she has arrived at Hancock, but the people are not ready for a teacher, that they are about to plaster their church, which is used for school purposes and it will not be ready for four weeks: that she would prefer to take the school at [?]ville. &c.

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10.18.69.| 142 Williams Miss. L.D.| Pittsfield. Mass. Oct. 16th 1869.
Applies for an appointment as teacher.

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10.23.69.| 143 Whithington. Emma. J. Teacher| Hancock. Md. Oct. 23d. 1869.
States in reply that she is teaching in a dwelling house: that [[underlined]]Osbourne Duckett[[/underlined]] (one of the trustees) thinks the people are not able to board a teacher: that she would prefer being transferred to a school in Montgomery County instead of Frasburg[?]. Requests to be furnished with means to defray travelling expenses. 

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11.5.69.| 144 Whithington. Emma. J. Teacher| Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. 4th 1869. 1224 [?]
States that she tool cold while teaching at Hancock and

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has returned home: that she will return at the end of the month, when the school house will be ready.

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11.16.69.| 145 Wiltberger. John B.Clerk to Board Public School Comms Washington County.| Washington. D.C. Nov. 15th 1869.
States in reply that there were in operation in Washington County for the month of October. Ten (10) colored public schools with Ten (10) white teachers and with an aggregate of five hundred (500) pupils.

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11.19.69.| 146 Westcott. Prof. L.| Lincoln University. Chester Co. Md. Nov. 17th 1869. 
States in reply that [[underlined]]W.H.Stitt[[/underlined]] started to take the school at Brooklyn on the 14th inst: that [[underlined]]John. H. Sewey[[/underlined]] is not one of their students and he does not know whether he went to Hancock or not. Returns [[underlined]]Davis's[[/underlined]]letter.

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11.19.69.| 147 Watson. Mary E. Teacher| Port Deposit. Cecil Co. Md. Nov. 11th 1869.
States in reply that she received register and blanks: that her school did not open until Nov 1st.

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11.22.69.| 148 Williams. Mrs. L.D| Pittsburg. Mass. Nov 20th 1869.
Applies for an appointment as teacher.

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11.30.69.| 149. Whithington. Miss E.J. Teacher| Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 28th 1869. 1224 Fitzwater St. 
Requests permission to teach the school at Elston &c.

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12.3.69.| 150. Wood. Edward + other Citizens| Rockville. Montgomery Co. Md. Dec. 1869.
States that the school trustees are trying to break up their school by closing the door against the teachers &c. Inquires how they can rid themselves of the board.

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