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6 Supt. of Education 11 [[note]] see No. 1 [[/note]] State of Ala Bu R F & A L Office Supt of Education Montgomery Feby 29th 1868 Respectfully referred to 1st Lieut A S Bennett Sub Asst Com'r at Demopolis for report as to whether these teachers wish to leave the work permanently or only temporarily and for recommendation H M Bush Supt of Education 12 Letters Rec'd 30 & 32 State of Ala. Bur. Ref. F and A.L. Montgomery Ala. March 2d 1868 Respectfully returned to H M Bush Supt of Education enclosing order for transportation as requested By order of Bvt Brig Genl J Hayden sgd Geo Shorkley Capt. 5th Infty. Bvt Major U.S.A. 13. D(2) Endorsements on letter of C L Drake continued [[note]] See No 11. Page 5 & 6 this book & L.R. D.2. [[/note]] Sub. Dist of Demopolis. B R F & A L. Demopolis Ala. March 5th 1868 Respectfully returned to H M Bush Supt of Education Montgomery Ala. with the following statement. I am personally acquainted with Mr C L Drake, and the statement made on the within I believe to be correct. Since October 1867 they have not received more than sufficient means to defray their expenses. The health of Mrs Drake is materially impaired. They will return this fall but not as teachers unless the remuneration can be greater, under the present circumstances I would respectfully recommend that Mr. Drakes request be granted A S Bennett 1st Lieut 15th Infty Sub Asst Com'r 7 13 Supt of Education State of Ala. Bu. Ref F & AL Office Supt of Education Montgomery March 9th 1868 Respectfully returned to Bvt Maj Geo Shorkley A A A Genl State of Ala. with the recommendation that the application be favorably considered as neither of these teachers have ever received transportation from the Govt. H M Bush Supt of Education 14 W.6 Endorsements on letter of M.C. Wheeler Sub Dist of Eufaula B.R F & A.L. Respectfully forwarded to Major Gen'l O O Howard Com'r thro Asst. Comm'r of Ala. with the following remarks. The aid herein asked for is very much needed. without it reasonable accommodations cannot be afforded to one half of the colored children of this city who are anxious to attend school. The freedmen themselves have done all they could towards building a house W E Connelly Sub Asst Com'r State of Ala. Bu R.F. & A.L. Montgomery, Ala. March 6th 1868 Respectfully referred to H M Bush Supt of Education, B R F & A.L. State of Ala. for remarks By order of Bvt Brig Genl J. Hayden sgd Geo Shockley Capt 15th Infty Bvt Maj U.S.A. A.A.A.G.
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* There are two # 13s because it starts on one page and goes to another. Same for #11, being brought over from the previous page.
H.M. Bush - this is correct as per
<<https://transcription.si.edu/transcribe/40689/NMAAHC-007675749_00286>> transcription of pg 205 of ALABAMA EDUCATION, LETTERS RECEIVED, ENTERED IN REGISTER 51, 1868, PART 1.
D.2 a letter concerning C L Drake
A S Bennett - Military Return Records - says in Demopolis