Roll Number | 5 |
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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 |
Pages | – |
Transcribers Notes | The enclosed letter from J.A. Stevenson is listed in this source as a separate record |
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