| Roll Number | 6 |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 Oct 1868 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Somerset |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Green Hill |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | John C Fastie |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | HH Webb, referred to E.H. Montieth, then John Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | Makes a statement on the distribution of the colored people there - that they have no church or school [[there?]] Ground has been offered on which to put up a school house & wants to know if the Bureau can assist them. |
| Message Body | I avail myself to this opportunity to address you these few lines in regard the the condition of the peples in this district I found every thing in a very bad state they has no place in a maner to wosshop God in there is one small church that they use at times but the trustees is white men and they will not deed the property to the colored trustees because they do not want a colored School close to their school which is [[strikethrough]]whithin[[/strikethrough]] within about a hundred rods they we now hold school in an old log house given to us by the same colonn man he has one hundred sixty acre of land belong to him but money is scarce with the peple and as you know me I hope you will please see to this business for me as they look to me about and if they will send the lumber for a school house it will be a blessing to this poor down trodden [[strikethrough]] ple [/strikethrough]] peples I want you to let them know about this as soon as you can that they may know what to do I will act as agent for this peples for a few weeks also Googe Caston is the man that has given the land to me for the school house and it is in a good place and with every thing handy to the use of the school in it being built Mr. Caston with myself will be in the city if nothing happen to prevent about the middle of December Please send an answer to this as soon you can find out about the school house John C. Fastie Hope post office Summerset Co Eastern Shore Md Yours Truly in good works [[signature]] John C Fastie [/signature [[right margin]] Baltimore [/right margin]] want me to ascertian of the [[Burou?]] build them a school house or send them the materials to build one with the peple and their childrens is in quit a [[strikethrough]] ? [/strikethrough]] to deslastute conditions in regard to their education there is at this point about three hundred persons be side children and they are very poor these are about twelve men who are well to do one has offer me a quarter of a acre of his land to build a school house [[?]] he give items for that [[purpose?]] I hope you will lay this before the freeman [[Buroue?]] as see wether they will ecept this place this place and the place that has been made to them |
| Pages | – |
| Transcribers Notes | Forwarding Message from H.H. Webb: "Respectfullyu refered to E. H. Montieth D'isbg Office BR. F and A.L. whso will please forward this communication to the [[proper?]] officer of the Bureau. I am well acquainted with Mr. Fastie. He is much interested in the advancement of our people." |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1868, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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