| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | Feb 1870 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Somerset |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Dame's Qr. |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Isaiah W. Somers |
| Position | Teacher |
| Recipient | To Bureau agent at Baltimore Md |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | Requests to be furnished with books, a list of which is enclosed. Respectfully [[/preprinted]] referred to W. L. Van Der lip School Supt Md and Washington D.C. |
| Message Body | Dear Sir Please send by bearer if it is your power so to do the following books for the use of the Colored School at Dames Quarter (viz:) 2 Doz. Websters Elementary Spellers 1½ doz. McGuffeys Second Readers 1 doz. " [[ditto for McGuffeys]] 1st Readers 1 doz. Smiths Arithmetics 1st Part 2 doz. Slates Medium Size 1 box of Slate pencils 1 dozen Copy books & by so doing you will very much oblige [...] P.S. If you furnish the above named articles for Freedmens Schools you will please send them here as they are much needed I should also like some blank school reports |
| Pages | 1327 |
| 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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