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teacher who does not suit them at the end of each month Nothing but pecuniary consideration induces the Board to allow you to select and forward them Mr Greene himself informed me that he "preferred Southern teachers" I fail to see the advantage of placing these teachers at the mercy of the city, our only defense being, according to your letter, a relinquishment of the plan of cooperation, which will carry with it a relinquishment to the city of the well fitted up schoolhouses done at Bureau expense unless we enter into an unpleasant attention for them I fear the plan will be a loss instead of gain I await further instructions See the Index of this date for the beginning of the war on these teachers Very resptly Your obt svt J R Stone Sub Asst Comm