Supt. Kimball writes to John Core of the Baltimore Association that January reports are not in for the schools at Cumberland, Fallston, Hopewell Crossroads, Oxford, Easton and Church Creek. Adds that this list is from December and that he is unsure how many new schools have been started that Core hasn't informed him of.
Supt. Kimball informs John Core of the Baltimore Association that no reports for December have been received from several teachers. "Cannot you make them send in? Think you would do well to withhold their salaries."
Supt. Kimball sends John Core of the Baltimore Association attendance averages for 13 poorly attended schools, including those of Maggie J. Sorrell (9 students) and Maggie H. Jaques' (14 students) "This is a very bad show; hardly worth a while to pay money where there is no more interest. Cannot we improve it?"
Supt. Kimball sends John Core of the Baltimore Association a list of teachers whose reports for June have been received, including Mary E. Grantum, Elizabeth V. Dixon, Maggie J. Sorrell and Ida S. Marshall.
Supt. Kimball sends John Core of the Baltimore Association a list of teachers whose reports for the month of May have not been received, including Louie C. Waters.
Supt. Kimball sends John Core of the Baltimore Association a list of teachers from whom he has received monthly reports, including Harford County teachers Addie V. Greene, Ida S. Marshall, and Maggie J. Sorrell. Teachers cannot be paid until their reports are received. He asks Core to make the teachers understand that their reports must be sent in immediately.
Supt. Kimball sends John Core of the Baltimore Association a list of locations where schools should be opened soon that the Bureau has provided aid in creating.
Supt. Kimball sends Jonn Core of the Baltimore Association blank forms for himself and Harford teachers Addie V. Green, J. F. Pierpont Dickson, and Mary E. Grantum. The teachers are to report their transportation costs on a separate piece of paper.
Supt. John Kimball writes to John Core of the Baltimore Association, asking if he wants teacher Mary E. Grantum to return to her school, as she is "anxious to be at work."
Rev. John Kimball reports to Assistant Adjutant General D. G. Swaim his activities as Supt. of Education for the month of September, 1868. Kimball reports a tour around the state of Maryland during which he visited Churchville. He remarks that "many of the colored people about that place [have] always been free, and several own farms." They built their schoolhouse with little assistance and have formed temperance societies.
Supt. Kimball writes to Assistant Commissioner Swaim requesting transportation for Addie Green from Baltimore to Magnolia, and from there to Clayton (McComas school).
Supt. Kimball requests that the Bureau's adjutant general for the state, Maj. D. G. Swaim, appoint Addie Green as a teacher at a salary of $20 per month beginning October 1. He also requests transportation for her from Baltimore to Fair Haven in Ann Arundel County, then on to Sunderlandville in Calvert County.
Supt. Kimball tells Mary E. Jackson of the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association that Mary J. C. Anderson "may be a good teacher but she does not report her school as she is bound to do. I have not received a report from her yet, and I understand from some parties that she is not getting on well."
Supt. Kimball provides teacher Mary J. C. Anderson with instructions for how to form a school association, including the selection of officers, trustees, building committee, and treasurers. He asks Anderson to work to form such an association at Port Deposit.
Supt. Kimball tells teacher Mary J. C. Anderson that he cannot come to her at Port Deposit for some days. She must try, he writes to get the school started as best she can, and to write to Col. Corson of the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Assocation if she has issues. He assures her that he had no hand in sending her to Port Deposit, but she should not think of turning back.
Supt. Kimball sends plans for desks, recommends that lumber be acquired and the desks built. The Freedmen's Bureau has second hand desks and new desks could be purchased for $3 each, but Kimball recommends having them made at Darlington to save money.
Supt. Kimball tells teacher Mary Watson that it would be best for her to remain at Darlington and help finish the schoolhouse rather than relocating to Port Deposit. Teacher Mary J. C. Anderson has been sent to Port Deposit and cannot be removed. Kimball hopes both teachers will have good schools. Anderson has been sent to Port Deposit, and I cannot now remove her, but hope you will both have good schools. He instructs Watson to tell the school trustees that they must finish the schoolhouse and provide boarding for her.
Supt. Kimball tells teacher Mary Watson that she can go to Port Deposit, Cecil County, and start teaching on October 1, at a salary of $20 per month provided by the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association. The school community must pay for her boarding. The Bureau will not pay for her travel expenses to Port Deposit but will pay for her travel home. you.
Supt. Kimball instructs Darlington teacher Phenia C. Crisfield to order books from the booksellers Cushings and Bailey. Kimball will deduct the cost of the books from her salary. Crisfield must then sell the books to her students or their parents to recover her expenses.
Supt. Kimball directs teacher Phenia C. Crisfield to open school at Darlington. She will have to go to Havre de Grace by railroad, then take a stage from there. Trustee Jerome B. Armstrong meet her. Salary will be $20 per month and board. Crisfield must pay her own way to Darlington but will be refunded by the New England Freedmen's Aid Society next July.
Education Supt. Kimball instructs Rachel L. Alexander to send her book order to Cushings & Bailey in Baltimore. Cushings & Bailey will then send the bill to him, and he will deduct the amount from Alexander's salary. Alexander is to sell the books to the students or their parents, charging enough to cover both the cost of the book and shipping expense. Instructs Alexander to submit a report at the end of each month, using the blank forms he has provided her.
Education Supt. Kimball instructs Rachel L. Alexander to write to him to obtain books. The books will be charged to her, and then she is to sell them to the students. Kimball advises Alexander not to order more than she can sell. The books will come from Cushings & Bailey in Baltimore. Kimball advises that it would be best if Alexander finds a way to send for them. With this letter, Kimball has sent a register and report forms. Alexander is to supply her own postage stamps.
Education Supt. Kimball instructs Rachel L. Alexander to go to Hendon Hill to teach. She is to travel by train to Magnolia Station and take a stagecoach the rest of the way. Her salary will be $20.00 per month, plus board. She is to pay her own fare to the school, which will be reimbursed the following July. Instructs her to write to him as soon as she arrives, and he will send her a register and report forms. Advises her that George M. McComas may add something to this letter. (Kimball had sent this letter to McComas to be forwarded to Alexander. This is Kimball's office copy, so it is unknown whether or not McComas added any content to the copy Alexander received.)
Supt. Kimball informs Rev. E. P. Smith of the American Missionary Association regarding several school matters, including that he has not received any monthly reports from teacher Mary Watson during the present quarter.