Record #50 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870 - Enduring Connections

Roll Number	5
Date	12 Oct 1869
State	Delaware
County	Kent
City/Town/Neighborhood	Dupont Station
Other Locations Mentioned	Dover; Middletown
Authors	Samuel Woolman
Position	–
Recipient	General Howard
Other Names Mentioned	J.A. Stevenson
Message Abstract	Enclosed please find letter of J A Stevenson Dupont Station is four miles north of Dover, Hunt Co. I have not visited the spot but am informed that they will support a school of about fourty scholars [] inside
Message Body	Since writing mine to you on the 10th inst I find that my application to you for School house for Freedmen at Middleton has been returned to me endorsed directing to buy materials to the amt of Two hundred Dollars provided the Freedmen will erect (on a lot that is paid for) a building 20 x 30 feet with story 12 ft high
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Date 17 Oct 1868

State Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Recipient Rev. John Kimball, Superintendant of Edu.

Message Abstract Acknowledges receipt of letter of the 16th inst. Encloses a list of the schools under the auspic…

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Roll Number 5

Date 17 Oct 1868

State Delaware

County Sussex

City/Town/Neighborhood Wilmington

Other Locations Mentioned –

Authors Samuel Woolman

Position –

Recipient Rev. John Kimball, Superintendant of Edu.

Other Names Mentioned O.O. Howard

Message Abstract Acknowledges receipt of letter of the 16th inst. Encloses a list of the schools under the auspices of the Delaware Association. Requests to have sent him 125 blanks for teachers.
States that he intends to visit the remote parts of Sussex County & that the colored people are very poor in that section. Requests the Supt. of Education to visit Wilmington on the 5th of Nov. when Maj Genl. Howard will address a meeting

Message Body It gave me pleasure that thee paid a visit to Wilmington but my regret was great that I was not at home when thee was here

Thy note of 16th came direct. I have not seen Wm Howard Day for some months but am told his home is Wm Simpson's, French St between 8th & 9th in this City

The Normal school has claimed my attention for the last four months I have consulted with the former Teacher and the present one also and decided to take from the lesser schools the best scholars as soon as the discipline is improved to allow the Teacher to give more time to Teach I expect to visit the remote parts of Sussex Co this week The condition of the Colored people there claim the most of my sympathy as they are very poor in the midst of poor White people many of whom are nearly as ignorant as the Colored and all void of good domestic training I think our labors may be rendered more effective if thyself or one of the Bureau officers had opportunity to interchange [[strikethrough]] our [[strikethrough]] sentiments with me & will be glad to have your Company here on the 5th of next month at which time Gen O.O. Howard expects to be here & we have secured the largest & best public Hall in the City to hold the meeting in
Enclosed find statement of Schools as far as they are opened
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Date 11 Nov 1868

State Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Recipient J. Kimball

Message Abstract States that [[underlined]] Harrington [[/underlined]] has approved the deeds for Newport in New C…

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Roll Number 5

Date 11 Nov 1868

State Delaware

County New Castle

City/Town/Neighborhood Wilmington

Other Locations Mentioned Newport; Slaughter Neck; Summit Bridge

Authors Samuel Woolman

Position –

Recipient J. Kimball

Other Names Mentioned –

Message Abstract States that [[underlined]] Harrington [[/underlined]] has approved the deeds for Newport in New Castle Co. and Slaughter Neck in Sussex County: that he has no written authority to buy material for either place: that he has authority to buy for Summit Bridge but they have not got the title right yet.

Message Body P. M. Harrington has approved the Deeds for New Port in New Castle Co and Slaughter Neck in Sussex County. I have no written authority to buy materials for these points

I have authority to buy for Summit Bridge but we have not got title right yet - so I decline
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Date 9 Jan 1869

State Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Recipient John Kimball

Message Abstract Acknowledges receipt of Check for $720, for rent of school houses. Also paper relating to school…

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Roll Number 5

Date 9 Jan 1869

State Delaware

County New Castle

City/Town/Neighborhood Wilmington

Other Locations Mentioned Newport; Slaughter Neck; Summit Bridge; Union Church of New Castle Co.; Red Lion Hundred; Christiana Hundred; Milford; Cape Henlopen

Authors Samuel Woolman

Position –

Recipient John Kimball

Other Names Mentioned –

Message Abstract Acknowledges receipt of Check for $720, for rent of school houses. Also paper relating to school houses at Newport and Slaughter Neck asking explanation as to the price of shingles. States that shingles vary in size, and range in price from $10. to $65. per thousand
States that he has received a letter from Milford informing him that the new school-house was burned on the 6th inst. and is supposed to be the work of an incendiary.

[ADDITIONAL NOTE:] Respectfully forwarded. The building burned, will have cost the Bureau $305.45, when the bill already presented is paid. I recommend that the matter be immediately investigated.

Message Body The check for $720 for Rent of school house came also sumary papers relating to House at New Port & Slaughter Neck asking explanation for price of 2300 Shingles at 27 pr thousand Shingles vary in size from covering 15 square inches to 63 square inches and in price from $10 per thousand to 65 per thousand I advised paying the latter price for some to recover Friends Meeting house in this town and I think it economy to buy large sized when time & durability are considered Those used were good cypress covering say 54 inches each = The Deed for Summit Bridge is Backed Trustees of Union Church of N Castle County To [[strikethrough]] Jese B [[/strikethrough]] Jesse Porter Stephen Wiley & Locates the lot in Red Lion Hundred That for Newport (H Tihlman To J Turner & others) Locates the land in Christians Hundred the last I have not seen being sent [[direct?]] for the colored people inside With deep regret I state that I received a letter from Milford stating that the new school house was burned to the ground at midnight of the 6th inst. Circumstances point that it was the work of an incendiary and the reliable white men are very anxious that the case shall be investigated by the Bureau or Committee of Congress.
The location is on the road leading from Milford to Cape Henlopen say six or seven miles from the [[strikethrough]] lake [[/strikethrough]] former place.

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Date Oct 1869

State Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Recipient General Howard, referred to Rev. J.W. Alvord, then referred to Bvt. Maj. D. G. Swaim

Message Abstract States that the Freedmen of Middletown and vicinity, forwards their Deeds of Lot on which they ar…

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Roll Number 5

Date Oct 1869

State Delaware

County New Castle

City/Town/Neighborhood Wilmington

Other Locations Mentioned Middletown, Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Position –

Recipient General Howard, referred to Rev. J.W. Alvord, then referred to Bvt. Maj. D. G. Swaim

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Message Abstract States that the Freedmen of Middletown and vicinity, forwards their Deeds of Lot on which they are about to build a School house; and their anxiety to get to work by opening said school 1st of 12 month, (1st Dec. next). States the desire of an early and favorable reply: also requests Twenty (20) School Registers to be forwarded.
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Message Body After much delay the Freedmen of Middletown and vicinity, have forwarded me their deed for lot on which they are about to build a school house [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]]
Everything has been done in good faith and they are very anxious to get to work so that they can open school by the 1st of 12th month (December) next
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Date 1 Dec 1869

State Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Recipient Major Swain; approved by W.L. Van Derlip, Bvt Maj & Supt of Ed'd and Bt. Maj. General Howard

Message Abstract Encloses bill to the amount of $200.00 for materials used in partial construction of school-house…

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Roll Number 5

Date 1 Dec 1869

State Delaware

County New Castle

City/Town/Neighborhood Wilmington

Other Locations Mentioned Middletown, Delaware; Slaughter's Neck, Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Position Actuary

Recipient Major Swain; approved by W.L. Van Derlip, Bvt Maj & Supt of Ed'd and Bt. Maj. General Howard

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Message Abstract Encloses bill to the amount of $200.00 for materials used in partial construction of school-house at Middletown, Del. States that the above amount was promised by the late Bureau Supt. for that State, upon comptition of the house: that the freedmen and their friends have added largely to this appropriation and they have now a fine house completed.
Also encloses bill of $300.00 for materials used in rebuilding school-house at Slaughter's Neck, Del. on site of one burned last year by incendiary.

Message Body Enclosed please find acc of materials used in the partial construction of Freedmens school house at Middletown W. Castle Co Del by order of John ^[[Kimball]] late Superintendent of this district.
The Freedmen & their Friends have added largely to the appropriation of the house is highly crediable to all concerned is to plastered waiting to dry before opening school in it
It will give me much pleasure to have some of the Bureau Officers present at the dedication and opening ceremonies between now & [[?]]s[[?]] as
Pleas inform me of the probability of thy being present that we may fix the time to suit all parties
Also please find a statement of materials used in rebuilding the Slaughter neck house Sussex Co [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] the site of the one that was destroyed by incendiary nearly one year since. A Physician informs me that he attended [[underlined]] Elias Bennett [[/underlined]] in his last sickness about six months ago; and that he is fully satisfied that the deceased (Bennett) was the prime hand or agent in burning the house. The Freedmen in that district are as industrious truthfull and modest as in any part of the state and very thankful for the help given them
It will give me much pleasure to have some of the Bureau Officers present at the dedication and opening ceremonies between now & [[?]]s[[?]] as

Pleas inform me of the probability of thy being present that we may fix the time to suit all parties
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Date 7 Jan 1870

State Delaware

Authors Samuel Woolman

Recipient Mr S Vanderlip, Superintend of Education

Message Abstract –

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Roll Number 5

Date 7 Jan 1870

State Delaware

County New Castle

City/Town/Neighborhood Wilmington

Other Locations Mentioned Middletown

Authors Samuel Woolman

Position Agent Del Association

Recipient Mr S Vanderlip, Superintend of Education

Other Names Mentioned –

Message Abstract –

Message Body I herewith enclose the vouchers for Freamens school houses in this State.
The deed for lot at Middletown was sent to your Office about Oct 1st. Lest I should be mistaken I have written to that place inquiring for it! in the event of its being lost a copy can be taken from the Office in [[underlined]] this County [[/underlined]]

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