| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 December 1868 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Baltimore |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Centreville |
| Authors | George Adams |
| Position | [teacher] |
| Recipient | Rev John Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | Received letter of 21st inst. Inquires when lumber will be furnished for school house at Centreville and when the deeds will be returned &c &c. |
| Message Body | I am compel to acknowledge the recpts of your letter dated the 21 inst. Sir you will oblidge me vary much if you rite me a letter stateing when you can the lumber please rite me a letter so that I can read it To the Cold people at Centreville thay are vary anchus to heare a letter read from you hand riting. Please rite word when you are going to send the deeds back to them. Please rite a satisfactionsaly letter so that I can give them full stifactions about the House thay are vary doubtfull about Geting a House for school I had A hard time to get them to by the land [[strikethrough]] bef [[/strikethrough]] after a longe struggle I got them to by the land promising them that I would bringe the deeds myself and see that they got the lumber for to bild the school house. So you will ablodge me of you will rite a letter so that I can read it to them when I return home to Centreville |
| Pages | 247-49 |
| 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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