| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 May 1870 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Somerset |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Forktown |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | I.W. Somers |
| Position | Teacher |
| Recipient | Mr Robert R. Corson |
| Other Names Mentioned | Mary E. Black |
| Message Abstract | Thinks there will not be a sufficient number of pupills to continue the school after the 10th of next month, &c. States that a school has been taught by Miss [[underlined]] M. E Black, [[/underlined]] about three miles fro, his school : that Miss B would like to take it again in the fall. |
| Message Body | Dear Sir I would like to know how long you expect me to keep the school open at Forktown. I do not think there can be a paying school after the 10th of June as the most of the parents of the children are farmers and the largest of them ^(the children^ are kept at home to work. If you please Sir I wish you [[strikethrough]] you [/strike-through]] would send me this week, 1 McGuffey's New Juvenile Speaker, 1 McGuffey's New Eclectic Speaker, as we propose to have an Exhibition at the close of the school, and would like to bring it as near perfection as possible, the most of them improve very rapidly in their studies there is one young lady a pupil in my school who has untill a month ago been teaching school about three miles from here would like to take charge of the same school in September provided you will take it under your controll, Hoping to hear from you soon I am dear Sir your humble & obedient Servant [signature]] Isaiah W. Somers [[/signature]] P. S. The young lady's name is Mary E. Black |
| Pages | 1392 |
| 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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