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confirm the appointment of teachers, recommended by me, and approved by Major Pierce or Mr Drake, and continue them in office as long as they may discharge their duty to the satisfaction of the local superintendent of the Bureau, and not discharged them in any case, without first giving me notice of the cause of complaint

I also wish to know whether you would object to the schools being opened, and closed with prayers [[strikethrough]] from [[/strikethrough]] the morning and evening service of our church

Should these schools go into operation we shall need books which I hope you will aid us to obtain[[strikethrough]] ing [[/strikethrough]] them. I should also esteem it a personal favour could you obtain through your friends, a supply of prayer books for the use of the children

I think I mentioned to you, that while I was [[strikethrough]] approved at [[/strikethrough]] in favour of the general education the freedmen and their children, and thought it very