| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 Dec 1868 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Baltimore |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Centreville |
| Authors | G.E. Adams |
| Position | [teacher] |
| Recipient | Rev John Cimbill |
| Other Names Mentioned | Mr. John Core, Esq |
| Message Abstract | States that he delivered the deeds he brought from Centreville to Mr. [[underlined]] J. M. Cushing [[/underlined]] of the Baltimore Asso., - that there is no colored school as yet at Centreville &c. &c. |
| Message Body | Sir in the case of thos deeds that I Bought From Centeville & [[?Lamure]] For Mr. John Core Esq. to send throu to you and when I Came to his office he was Gown to Sents Marys County, and I was directed to carry them to Mr Jos M. Cushing No 262 W. Baltimore Md. I did as I was directed to do. Mr. Kimbill I am Anchus to heare from them I should have Brought them to Washington my self ef I had of [[insert]] had [[/insert]] money A nouth. I am so Bad oft that I had to take All the money that I had to pay my Boad so that I could Go to school in the year of 1869 in the City of Baltimore We have not got Any school in Centreville for Colored peaple. Mr. Kimble if you would Be So Kind as to Loand me money A. nouthe to pay my way to Washington ex it is nesasy [[?]] for me to Come I will try to pay you Back when I do Go to Centreville. |
| Pages | 238-39 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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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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