Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #40 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870

Roll Number 5
Date 19 Jul 1869
State Maryland
County Baltimore
City/Town/Neighborhood Baltimore
Other Locations Mentioned Tobacco Stick, Md. [now Madison]
Authors John Core per Doran
Position A. Acty.
Recipient
Other Names Mentioned Josiah Bailey; James H. Turner
Message Abstract Forwards letter from [[underlined]] Josiah Bailey [[/underlined]] of Tobacco Stick, Md. stating that [[underlined]] James H. Turner, [[/underlined]] who was sent there to teach, did not open school, but left without seeing the trustees, and that they are in want of a teacher &c. &c. Requests to have the amount ($30.00/100) deducted from their quarterly account.
Message Body We have just rec'd the enclosed which will explain itself. Please have the am't ($30.00) deducted from our quarterly a/c. Mr Core will call on you on Wednesday next. [Forwarded message:] Tobacco Stick July the 18 1869 Dear Sir Mr James H Turner came here [[?]] an never waited to see none of the [[?]]tce of the school and went [[?]] away without seeing any of the head men in this place So Jentlemen we no nothing of him We are suffering for the want of a School please to excuse my hand [[signature]] Jacob J Bailey [[/signature]] turn over P. Master Say that ther has been 4 Letter cam her for the same turner, and they have been Return to dead Letter office at Washington T. M. [[?Tobacco]]
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