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4,12,'70 #13 * | Fletcher Henrietta E.  Teacher | Emittsburg, Fredrick Co. Md.  April 9th 1870.  States that many of her pupils are leaving school as they are obliged to work, but younger children are comming in to fill their places:  that she was promised transportation home by the Supt. &c. &c.

4,22,'70 #14 * | Fletcher Henrietta E.  Teacher | Emmittsburg, Fredrick Co. Md.  April 19th 1870.  Has only eight or nine pupils and thinks her school had better close at the end of this month.

4,14,'70 #15 * | Fry Daniel W.  Teacher | Chaptico, St. Mary's Co. Md.  April 12th 1870.  States in reply that he will accept the school at Solomon's Island:  that he has a fine school at Chaptico but is forced to leave because the people do not provide for him properly.

5,4,'70 #16 | Ferguson Mary E.  Teacher | Robeystown, Prince George Co. Md.  May 1st 1870.  Acknowledges receipt of Check in payment of salary for March.

6.4.70 17. * | Fletcher, Henrietta E.  Teacher. | Chestertown, Kent Co. Md.  May 31st 1870.  States that she has a fine school at Chestertown &c.  Forwards bill of her travelling expenses from her home in New Bedford, Mass. to her school at Emmittsburg, and from thence to Chestertown, amounting to $24.00/100 which she expects the society to pay.  Has been informed that the society pays transportation of teachers home.

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6.8.70 | 18 * Foster, Wm. H.  Teacher | Great Mills, St. Marys Co. Md.  June 1st 1870.  Wishes to have his check sent him at Great Mills.

6.28.70 | 19. * Fletcher, Henrietta E.  Teacher | Chestertown, Kent Co. Md.  June 25th 1870.  States that her school will close on the 27th inst.:  that she is about to start for home.  Inquires if she will receive her transportation fee &c. before she leaves.

7.1.70 | 20 * Fletcher, Henrietta E.  Teacher | Chestertown, Kent Co. Md.  June 29th 1870.  Closed her school on the 27th inst.  Requests to have check for salary sent to care of [[underlined]] Wm. Perkins, [[/underlined]] Chestertown, or addressed to her at 114 South 7th St. New Bedford, Mass.

Sept. 14th 1870 #21 * | Foster, Wm. H. | New Bedford, Mass.  Sept. 12th 1870.  Desires to know whether he will be employed to take charge of the school known as the St. Nicholas, St. Mary's Co. Md., for another term, and also asks if the Bureau will support it.  [[Footnote 1]]
[[Footnote 1]] File. P.L.B., "F" 36.