| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | Mar 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Baltimore |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Centreville, Maryland; Salem |
| Authors | Geo. E. Adams |
| Position | [teacher] |
| Recipient | Mr. John Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | Requests to have the lumber forwarded for school-house at Centreville, Md. |
| Message Body | Sir in the case of ^[[insert]] the [[/insert]] chool houses, ^[[insert]] for [[/insert]] Qeen anns [[insert]] co [[/insert]] Md 1, for, Centreville and 1, for Saulem if you Will Be So kind as To Send the Lumber So we can have the Houses, Built So we can Have School, in the month of May, the are 1,50 Scholers, weating for, To Go, to school thay are Geting Behind time it is continually so in life, the Best laid plans, the most important affairs the fortunes of individuals, the weal of nations, honor, happines life itsef, are daily sacrificed Because somebody is "Behind-time." there are men who always fail in whatever thay undertake, Simply Because thay are "Behind time," there are others who put off reformation year, by year, till death Seizes them, and thay perish unrepentant because forever "Behind time," five minutes in a, crisis is worth years, it is But A little period, yet it has often Saved a fortune or redeemed a people, if ther is one virtue that Should Be cultivated more than another By him who would Succeed in life. it is puntuality, if ther is one error that Sould be avoied it is Being Behind time, please ancer this letter |
| Pages | – |
| 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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