| Roll Number | 7 |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July 1869 |
| State | New York |
| County | – |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | New York |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Rev. Edwin F. Hatfield |
| Position | Chm. Presby. H. Mission |
| Recipient | Rev. Jno. Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | H. Kendall, Secretary; E.A. Lambert, Esq., Treasurer |
| Message Abstract | Encloses list of their Maryland teachers with locations &c |
| Message Body | I inclose a Schedule of our 3 mos appointments of Oxford Students for Maryland. The most of them entered on their work, the last week in June. Some few later. Gable has but just been appointed for Nottingham in place of Nocho, who went South. You will, doubtless, furnish them all (if you have not already) with the needful blanks &c. (Yours of 30th reached me after writing the above.) [...] Schedule of Lincoln Univ'y Students appointed as Teachers of Freedmen in Maryland, for three months, mostly from June 21, 1869. George W. Robeson, | Friendship, Md. Archie H. Grimke, | Huntington, " [[ditto for Md.]] Francis J. Grimke, | St. Leonards', " [[ditto for Md.]] Wm F. Brooks, | Hughesville, " [[ditto for Md.]] John J Carter, | Sharpsburgh, " [[ditto for Md.]] Matthew M. Lewey, | Hancock, " [[ditto for Md.]] Joshua A. Aldridge, | Frostburgh, " [[ditto for Md.]] Isaac W. Davenport, | Williamsport, " [[ditto for Md.]] George W. Green, | Clear Springs, " [[ditto for Md.]] Eustace E Green, | Princess Anne, " [[ditto for Md.]] Alexander H. Brown, | Dames Quarter, " [[ditto for Md.]] [[strikethrough]] Meriwether Owens, [/strikethrough]]* | Diels Island " [[ditto for Md.]] William R. Coles, | Pisgah, " [[ditto for Md.]] William H. Carter, | Forktown, " [[ditto for Md.]] Charles P. Colven [[?]] | West River, " [[ditto for Md.]] Wm H Brooks, | Vienna, " [[ditto for Md.]] Edward S. Scott, | Oxen River, " [[ditto for Md.]] George R Henderson, | Berlin, " [[ditto for Md.]] 2 Wm R Templeton, | Chaptico, Md. Charles Morrell, | Tyaskin, " (ditto for Md.) Wm H Chambers, | Robeystown, " (ditto for Md.) Stephen B. Gipson, | Hendon Hill, " (ditto for Md.) Jesse Gould | Oakville, " (ditto for Md.) Richard G. Thompson, | Pomonkey, " (ditto for Md.) [[strikethrough]] D C. Griffing,[[/strikethrough]]* | McComas Instit. " (ditto for Md.) Jacob H. Gable [[?]], | Nottingham, " (ditto for Md.) James C Waters (25.) | Annapolis, " (ditto for Md.) *Since writing the above I have letters from Owens & Griffing, stating that they have not fulfilled their appointments Owens has gone to N. Carolina, & Griffing is at Cape May, N.J., having been unable to establish a school at Magnolia. |
| Pages | 586 |
| Transcribers Notes | Rather than listing other names and locations individually in the data fields, readers should refer to the message body where each teacher is listed with their corresponding school. |
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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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