| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 Jan 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Baltimore |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Centreville; Salem |
| Authors | G.E. Adams |
| Position | [teacher] |
| Recipient | Mr. John Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States that the people of Centreville are ready for the lumber for school-house: that they wish to have house completed next May: that they have sixty or seventy children who will attend school &c. |
| Message Body | Sir this is the 2d time that I have rote to you. Dear Sir the people at Centreville and Salem are reddy for the lumber that you are Going to send them for to Bild thear Houses. Dear Sir you will do a kind act for our if you will be so kind as to send it to ous sa that we can have our houses op so that we can make some arrangement for To have School Re next May, 69 thay are A Boat 60, or 70, schoolers in Centreville Md To Go To School. |
| Pages | 301-302 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1869, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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