| Roll Number | 6 |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 Dec 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Caroline |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Greensboro |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | David Eaves |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | Genl. O.O. Howard, referred to Bt. Maj. D.L. Swain |
| Other Names Mentioned | Bishop Jmes |
| Message Abstract | States that they are in great need of a school at that place, there never having been one before. They have a lot enggages on which is a small building and can be bought for 200.00 but the people are poor and cannot raise the money. He asks aid and advice from the Bureau. |
| Message Body | Sometime last August I was appointed to this Sircuite By Bishop James one of the Bishops of the M E Church then as four Churches on this Charge But no Day School ther is neither Church nor School in Grensbor [[strikethrough]] n [[/strikethrough]] o when I do think one ought to be after a grate maney efforts I hav got a lot ingaged with a small hous on it the hous is rented for next year we have the privelag of Building on it if we By the Rent Com to ours the price of the Lot is two hundred Dollars the people her is not able to pay it cash down wold not you help ours to by the lot that we may Start a School on this Sircuite I thought I wold Rite a feaw lines unto you that you wold advise ours waght is Best to do. Ther is a grate meney, Children on this Sircuite and I understand that ther never wher a Day School By a Regular Teacher I am to giv the Laday a Answe soon wether I will take Lot or no You wil pleas Rite Back and let me no if you cold help ours and how or your views |
| Pages | 1344 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1869, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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