| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 July 1870 |
| State | Massachussetts |
| County | – |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Chilmark |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Centreville, MD |
| Authors | Chas. A Harrison |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | Maj W L Vanderlip |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States that he has forwarded receipt for the $250 00 paid by the Bureau to aid in building School House at Centreville, Md. Inquires if the Supt. can furnish a teacher for Centreville by the first of September. States that the people want the school to open at that time but are not able to pay teachers salary, &c. |
| Message Body | I take this opportunity of addressing a few lines to you not having received any communication since sending my receipt for the $250 paid by the Bureau in aid of the School building at Centreville Md. I am somewhat anxious to know what disposition will be made of the School at that place. I think from a letter received by me from Mrs Lowell that nothing can be depended upon from the New York Asso'n. certainly they can give no definite information "for three months to come" The school term was to begin in September now can you make any arrangement by which the school may be promptly opened at the proper time? I hope that you can do so. With a school house completed and a School in successful operation it is certainly inopportune at least to be obliged to suspend operations. The vacation from July 1st until Sept. 1st is in the case of Centreville almost too valuable time to be lost and I hope the Bureau will do all in its power to continue The people of C are not able to employ [[strikethrough]] solely [[/strikethrough]] wholly at their own expense a teacher; the board is as much as at present they can make up. I hope you will communicate with me at this place where I am spending the vacation so that no time may be lost if possible. Matters in the town of C- and indeed through the C: of Queen A- were progressing nicely on my departure July 1st ult. |
| Pages | 984 |
| 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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