| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 Nov 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Somerset |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Jamestown via Westover Station |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Henry A. Monroe |
| Position | Teacher |
| Recipient | Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, Comm'r. Freedmen's Bureau, Washington D.C. |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States that the Cold. people at that place are in great want of a school house. that the people (white) in that section are willing to give ^[[insert]] some [[/insert]] assistance ^[[insert]] & [[/insert]] some aid can be got from friends in Phila. Says a "small school house will serve them. |
| Message Body | An effort is in progress among the loyal white residents of this vicinity, to erect a building for the use of the colored School at this place. The Colored People themselves have made several attempts to build a School-house but it is as much as they can do to support their Teacher They are poor it is true, but their interest in the School has never wavered and it is the opinion of their white friends that they are deserving of whatever assistance can be given them. We desire to know if the Bureau can aid in this undertaking, for without their assistance, the building can not be erected. There are well-wishers among the whites in this vicinity and Philadelphia who will furnish considerable money toward building the house, if the Bureau will furnish the lumber or a part of it. A School-house of the smaller size will be sufficient one that will accommodate about thirty pupils. I have heard that the Bureau has ceased making appropriations for the building of School-houses, but if you knew the particular need of these people, and how much good a little aid would produce, I think it would be forth coming. The School has received no aid from the Bureau whatever and this is the first application. An early answer will be gratefully recieved, as the white friends to whom I referred and at whose request this is written, are waiting to hear from Washington before further action |
| Pages | 171 |
| Transcribers Notes | Note to Monroe Jan 26/70 [[preprinted]] WRAPPER ( Enclosures.) Received Bureau R., F., & A. L., 18 . AR DEPARTMENT, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, WASHINGTON, ^November 30th 1869. [/preprinted] Respectfully referred to Maj. D.G. Swain Superintendent of Education for Dist. of Columbia Maryland &c By order of Bt. Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard [signature] E. Whittelesey [/signature] A.A.A. General [[/preprinted]] |
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