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M 85 O.S.E.D.C. Vol.1.1869. Baltimore, Md. Aug. 23d 1869 K#110 RF &c Vol 15. 1869. McComas, G.M. States that the colored people of Hendon Hill were much encouraged by their late meeting, and request to have a teacher sent them to open school Sept. 1st. Requests to be authorized to have made for this school 25 "Soaper's" Desks, which he thinks will cost about $4.00/100 each, &c. &c. Washington, D.C., Aug. 24th 1969. Respectfully forwarded to Genl. E. Whittlesey, A.A.A. Genl. I recommend that we approrpriate $100.00 for repairs of School-House at Hendon Hill, Md.. The land is properly deeded. [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[stamp]] War Department, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Washington, Aug 25 1869 Respectfully [[/stamp]] returned to Rev [[underlined]] John Kimball [[/underlined]] Supt of Education Md. D.C. &c. [[underlined]] "Approved" [[/underlined]] proper vouchers will be made out and forwarded to this office By order of Bvt. Maj. Genl [[underlined]] Howard [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] [[signature]] E. Whittlesey [[/signature]] A.A.A. General