| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 May 1869 |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Wilmington |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Georgetown, DE; Middletown, New Castle Co. |
| Authors | Saml. Woolman |
| Position | Actuary |
| Recipient | Maj Gen O. O. Howard |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | Requests aid for the colored people of Georgetown, to the amount of $350. for the purpose of building a School-house. States that eight of their schools have closed owing to the fact that many of the children are called out to work. |
| Message Body | There is a large number of colored people at Middletown and vicinity whose children are running at large there being no house for devotional, Temperance, or School purposes- Middletown is in the lower part of New Castle County Agriculturally the Garden of the State; but to the eye of the humble Christian it is, low - The Farmers have grown sick by oppression and unpaid labor of the poor Colored people - I have worked hard to persuade some of the white folks to help the colored build a School house one man has given a lot valued at one hundred & fifty dollars and the colored people have about one hundred toward paying for the work provided they can get some assistance from the National Bureau of Education - Will thee please grant them Three hundred & fifty dollars to pay for the Lumber Lime and Hardware that may be used in the proposed house By so doing it will help to raise a long neglected tranch of the Human Family. [...] Thee will observe by the reports that will be sent in a few days that we have closed 8 of the 30 schools that were in operation - The caus of closing is as not a diminution of interest in the cause but the opening of the spring work reduced the number of scholars yet the parents are as anxious as ever to have them opened next year - We have the cellar to the new school house in this City ready for the [[?Brickunlz]]- |
| 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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