Record #223 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870 - Enduring Connections

Roll Number	9
Date	24 Jan 1870
State	Maryland
County	Queen Anne
City/Town/Neighborhood	Crompton
Other Locations Mentioned	–
Authors	Jas. R. Hamilton
Position	–
Recipient	Supt of Education
Other Names Mentioned	–
Message Abstract	States the opening of school and that his appointment dates from the 15th
Message Body	Sir I have the honour to report myself as having entered upon my duties as teacher of the Colored school near Pond Town my appointment dating from the 15th Inst
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Roll Number 9

Date 3 Feb 1870

State Maryland

County Queen Anne

City/Town/Neighborhood Crompton

Other Locations Mentioned –

Authors Jas. R. Hamilton

Position Teacher

Recipient Supt of Education

Other Names Mentioned –

Message Abstract States that he opened the colored school at this place: that a party of armed roughs surrounded the house and threatened to lynch him if he continued to teach, but said they had no objections to a colored teacher. Inquires what course he shall take.

Message Body I had the honor of reporting myself as teacher for the Crompton Colored School but on account of the hostility of a few of the white people I have been obliged to desist.
Besides being insulted last Sabbath evening, last night it came to a climax.
The house was surrounded about nine (9) oclock by a band of between 20 & 30, roughs disguised and armed with guns & pistols. They demanded my person, which I suppose if they had got, would have been pretty roughly handled, They quited down a piece in the demands, however and I went out to them when they stated the object of their visit was to give me due notice that if I persisted in teaching a colored school which was against their sentiments, they would lynch me or any other man. They did not seem to object to a colored person teaching a colored school; but the idea of a white person was to much for them and in fact, they said they wont, will not, shall not have it. I of course anxiously await your instruction as to what is to be done, I think it is to be regretted that a school ^[[insert]] with an attendance [[/insert]] of about seventy (70) ages ranging from about six (6) to thirty (30), and the prospect of a night school that about forty (40) would attend should all be stopped for a few cowardly roughs that can not face up in day light,

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