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

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Record #226 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870

Roll Number 9
Date 6 March 1870
State Maryland
County Queen Anne
City/Town/Neighborhood Centreville
Other Locations Mentioned
Authors Andrew F. Hill
Position
Recipient W. G. VanDerlip, Esq.
Other Names Mentioned
Message Abstract States that he has just arrived and is about to open school. Requests to be furnished with register and blanks.
Message Body Sir: I am happy to inform you that I arrived safely in Chesterville, about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, being detained until that time by an accident that happened to the boat: thence I went to Mr. Adam's, who had been to the wharf but had not seen me, owing to the late time I arrived. I will trouble you for Reports and a Roll Book and for all other things you deem necessary. With hopes that I may succeed in my new sphere of duty,
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