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

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Record #233 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870

Roll Number 9
Date 29 May 1870
State Maryland
County Baltimore
City/Town/Neighborhood Baltimore
Other Locations Mentioned Queen Anne Co.
Authors James Hemesly
Position
Recipient [Colonel] Houde
Other Names Mentioned
Message Abstract Speaks of a school in Queen Anne Co. where the people want aid to support a teacher. Most of the within is illegible.
Message Body James Hemes form east shoe Lueenes County have a loge Schoole of Charles 69 vivah i want to noe if you cane obige me in [[flshi?]] to help of paye of a teach we are in be haind a lot in paye of the teach and bay a lot of [[siste?]] we can [[beepe?]] the book [[?]] and bene we had not oope to get a [[?]] we want to giv our Chilen a [[geacer?]] will you pleas to let me noe amede tade i want to retorme home ane thaes and pleas to anse and I to No 30 dover st
Pages 951
Transcribers Notes Transciption is an approximate due to the unrulynature of the handwriting

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