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38 51 possible and they should have it. but they have made to assume some times the position of beggars by the ambiguity of orders or the dullness of some in understanding them Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant H.M. Bush Asst Supt of Edu. Montgomery Ala March 24 1868 Burton Miss E. L. Tuskaloosa Ala [[Tuscaloosa]] 52 Madam Please find enclosed draft on N S Depository Mobile for twelve 50/100 Dollars payable to your order, which is to Cancel vouchers for rent for January 1868 favor Mrs. Arvvy who when here requested that it be sent you Please acknowledge receipt of same Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant H. Montgomery Ala. Mar 24" 1868 Webster Mrs J J. Rockford Ill 53 Dear Madame Your Favor of the 17th inst is at hand to Rev Dr Kasper, and he directs me to answer it by informing you that at present the Bureau are not employing teachers The teachers are employed by benevolent societies from the North, and we only furnish buildings they occupy Should it become the policy of Govt to employ teachers your application will 39 be considered but in the mean time I would refer you to Rev E M Cravath, Cincinnati ohio Socty Am. Missociation Respectfully Your Obedient Servant HM Bush Agent Montgomery Ala March 24th 1868 Bartlett C.C. Sub Asst Comr Selma, Ala, 54 Sir, Please find enclosed copy of Special Orders No 39, Par 2 authorizing expenditure of $4000.00 at Selma. Will Mr Silsby have the usual bond and copy of deed ready for Col Beecher, who will be down after 1st month. An application for an increase of delivered appropriation to $8000.00 goes forward today and we are in Great hopes for its approval by the Commissioner. Whatever steps you take do not do any thing to render the present appropriation unavailable by having some walls and roof and unable to go farther. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant R.D. Harper Supt Education
