| Roll Number | 8 |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 Dec 1868 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Baltimore |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Chestertown |
| Authors | Wm. Perkins, forwarded by A.P. Sharp |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | – |
| Other Names Mentioned | Mr. John T. Graham |
| Message Abstract | Encloses letter from [[underlined]] Wm. Perkins [[/underlined]] of Chestertown requesting aid for the colored people of that place to build school-house. Mr. S. states that the colored population of this place is large; that he has given the land, the deed of which is recorded, and he proposes to give the heavy lumber for the house. Suggests that the amount the Bureau furnishes be paid in money and he will be responsible for the proper disbursement of the same. |
| Message Body | My Very Dear Sir I coald at the Clarks Offars for the Coppy of the Deed for Rock School House But the Clark had not time to wate on me it Has bin Recorded and is all Right it will take a large size House for them at Rock Hall thar are sixty or seventy chindern to go to School at that place you ought to try to do all you can to git a House for them for thay a poor, and Healpis peopell and have a very fure friends to buy thing for them and hope you will do somthin for them this time Mr John T. Graham Try his best to raise a school at this same place But could not do so for the predugis at that time thay are now in a nice way for a Houes if you if you can git them lumber to Bill the School House they ought a House something like 30+45 for thare are a grate many collared peopel in that nabourdhowd No more But Hopin you will do the Best you can for them The population of the neighborhood - col'd is very numerous and a school house greatly needed - there is no school house within ten miles of the place. The deed is all right, I having given given the ground. I will also give the sills, plates and voice for the house and would respectfully suggest that the value of what ever lumber etc the Bureau furnishes in such cases be given in money to be applied in paying the workmen and I will hold myself responsible for the proper application and disbursement of the same, for which I will give proper security either in Washington or Balt'o. |
| Pages | 441 |
| 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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