| Roll Number | 8 |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 Nov 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 he is informed that the Bureau will not aid in building their school-house on leased ground; that they can buy the lot; that they do not want to lose what they have already laid out. Encloses a list of the expenses amounting to $184,83. |
| Message Body | Dear Sir i take a opportunity to write you a few lines i am informed that you are decided not to bild the school House upon the Lest ground the Land is for Sale when the state is cettled we can by it we hope sir that you will not let us loose what we have spent we wold like to have the House go up if possible this is the in tier expences 50 purch of Stove 1,25 a pch | 62.50 cents paid for Healen stove | 16 45 paid labers work | 46 23 paid Lest exspences | 19.65 masons work on wold | 40 00 [[tally line]] total exspences | 1,84.83 |
| Pages | 712 |
| 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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