| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 Feb 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Baltimore |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Centerville, Queen Anne Co. |
| Authors | Geo. E. Adams |
| Position | [teacher] |
| Recipient | Mr. John Kimball Esq |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States that the colored people of Centerville desire to know when they are to receive the lumber promised them for school-house &c. |
| Message Body | Sir the cold people at C.ville [[strikethrough]] Quyn [[/strikethrough]] Qeens anns Co. Md. Has Been weating for you Sir To make them a viset To See Some thing A Bout the arangement of Sending the Lumber for A School House, and you, Rote me word in the of Dcember that you would Lend them the Lumber for Serlem and Centreville. I Give them the Deeds and letter that you Rote me. and. I Have Been To. ever sence the 7 of Jan. 1869. and I. Rec'd 4. leters from Centreville from. the Cold Trustees Requesing me to Rite to you and Try and find out when you are going To Centreville they are inneed of the School House they Has not Had any School 18 month I have Been Going To School ever Sence the 12 of Jun/69 in the City of Baltimore to Wm. A. Willyams's School on Biddle Street No. 175... |
| Pages | 347-48 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1869, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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