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68 Montgomery Ala. May 17th 1868 94 Bartlett C C Sub Asst Comr Selma, Ala. B. 46. Dear Sir Yours of the 15th inst enclosing Check No 1129 on U.S. Depositary Mobile for fifty dollars, favor R R Vassar is recd. also check No. 1322, same place, favor J L Harris is recd, In returning receipts - for drafts - sent you Jany. 31st 1868 for teachers salaries, I find no receipts from J B & M F Norris one for fifty-dollars and one for $30.0 Please explain Very Respectfully R D Harper Supt. Education H M Bush Montgomery May 19th 1868 95 Edmunson Bryant West County Ga. Sir Your communication of the 10 inst is at hand. Mr. Buckley informs me that the salary of all male teachers were reduced to $30 per month after communication in 1867. This will explain why your vouchers were changed and only $50 00 sent instead of $75.00 Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant H. M. Bush Agent in Office 69 Montgomery May, 19th 1868 96 Jenness Miss. S. A. Savannah, Ga. Madam, Yours of the 14th. inst is at hand. There are no funds to pay salaries after Oct. 1st. 1868. No such salaries have been p'd and orders from Washington strictly forbid Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant R D Harper Supt Education H M Bush Montgomery Ala May 19th 1868 97 Day Miss Laura Sheffield Ohio Dear Friend Enclosed you will find letter written by request of Lt Col Bucker with endorsements from Washington thereon You will see by the latter that the only way for the friends of Mr Otis to do is to have Guardian appointed Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant R D Harper Supt Education HMB
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