| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 Dec 1869 |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Wilmington |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Middletown; Slaughter Neck |
| Authors | Saml. Woolman |
| Position | Actuary |
| Recipient | Major Swain |
| Other Names Mentioned | Superintendent Kimball |
| Message Abstract | States in reply, that Mr. [[underlined]] Kimball, [[/underlined]] (late Supt.) promised the colored people at Slaughter Neck, when their school-house was burnt, that the Bureau would aid them in rebuilding to the same amount as for the former house: that he made the same verbal promise to him, with a requested to have the works go on. Encloses Mr. [[underlined]] Kimball's [[/underlined]]] endorsement recommending aid to the amount of $200 for building school-house at Middletown. |
| Message Body | Superinten Kimball told the Colored people of Slaughter neck that he would [[strikethrough]] te [[/strikethrough]] repeat the former donation immediately after their former house was burned! but they delayed fer want funds till they had another crop. On the 5th of Sept last he told me to go on with the [[?]] if the colored people were ready all verbal. The correspondence at or few Middletown was at periods from Aprl to Sept the close of which I herewith enclose. The deed was sent to your office latter part of Sept. and size & quality of house is fully up to your requirement |
| 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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