Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #190 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870

Roll Number 9
Date 4 June 1870
State Maryland
County Cecil
City/Town/Neighborhood Port Deposit
Other Locations Mentioned Darlington
Authors J.B. Armstrong
Position Chairman
Recipient W.L. VanDerlip, Bvt Maj & Supt of Education
Other Names Mentioned S.G. McNult, Thomas E. Robisons
Message Abstract Encloses five bills for material used in construction of school-house at Darlington amounting to $243.93/100, which the freedmen still owe. Requests to have bills returned. bills sent to Butler June 8/70
Message Body I send to you the amount that due against the Freedmans school house. Darlington. The school committee of said school requested me to do so as you required it should have sent it before now but my business would not permit me to visit them that had claims and I had to wait untill I could get them bought of Noland & Co Post Deposit [checkmark] $131.75 By Cash on ac -- cr ----- 107.00 [underline] [/underline] Due $24.75 Carpenter. S.G. McNult $350.00 Interest 15.11 [underline] [/underline] 365.11 290.75 [underline] [/underline] 64.36 68.39 Thomas E. Robisons -------26.77 Re J Jackson & Co. $38.78 $85.24 124.02 [underline] [/underline] $243.93 [insertion at left side between Noland & Co and bottom of page] Bills [/insertion]The amount By Bills $243.93/100 I enclose the [strikethrough] diff [/strikethrough] several Bills you will please return them if proper. as I wish to send them to the trustee board in Darlington.
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