| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 May 1870 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Queen Anne |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Salem |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Andrew F. Hill |
| Position | Teacher |
| Recipient | W. G. Van Derlip, Esq. |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | Forwards school report. States that his number of pupils has been small owing to the bad condition of the roads &c. &c. |
| Message Body | Dear Sir: I feel in duty bound to inform you of the gross mistake I made in my former report (which I hope you will excuse) when I said the Average Attendance was eleven (11), which was entirely incorrect, owing to my wrong calculation. I will try to avert such mistakes in the future, and if you will return the report, I will rectify the mistake. I herein enclose my report for the month of April. There was considerable rainy weather during last month, and the bad condition of the roads together with the walk caused many absences, which would not have happened if it had been otherwise. Salem is quite a different place form either Centreville or Church Hill; while the latter places present the appearances of thriving and peopled towns, there exist but a few houses to designate the spot Salem: this, in some degree accounts for the good attendance of the pupils in the latter places, which is far less perceptible in the former. The people of Salem, having heard that you desired them to answer your letters, say that they have received no letters from you. |
| Pages | – |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1870, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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