| Roll Number | 8 |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 Oct 1868 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Cecil |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Port Deposit |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Thos. Taylor |
| Position | Chairman of Bilden Committee |
| Recipient | Mr. Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States that they have exhausted their funds on their school-house and are not able to go on with it, that their teacher Mrs. [[underlined]] Anderson [[/underlined]] has arrived. |
| Message Body | Dear Sir the reason why I didnot write to you before I have bin a wating to get someting good to tell concerning of our School House we have watied on the School Commissioners concerning of the money that [[strikethrough]] are [[/strikethrough]] is to get for the School but we have had no learning yet what money we have collect our selves it is all exosted and we have none to gan any fother not as yet. please to try and get the deed of that lot for us Mrs Anderson arrive here on Saturday 24th to take up School. the Bord have decieved her, we are looking for your arrival Soon |
| Pages | 698 |
| 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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