Record #71 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870 - Enduring Connections

Roll Number	5
Date	10 Oct 1868
State	Maryland
County	Somerset
City/Town/Neighborhood	Deals Island
Other Locations Mentioned	Princess Ann
Authors	J.H. Butler
Position	–
Recipient	Rev. John Kimball
Other Names Mentioned	Mr. J.W. McGrath; John Dashields
Message Abstract	States that they have a good house at this place, but no school: that they employed a teacher last year at a salary of $25.00 per month but are not able to continue it, and desire to have a teacher furnished them; that they have board provided for a colored teacher (Male preferred); that the teacher should be sent to Princess Ann and stop with Mr. [[underlined]] J. W. McGrath, [[/underlined]] where they will meet him.
Message Body	I write to inform you that I am at this place. The people have a good substancial school house here all finished in good shape They have no school in the House they had last year and employed their own teacher but had to pay thirty five dollars per month and their house they say cost them about $300, dollars and now paying up their debts they cannot employ the teacher they had before They now desire me to ask you please send them a teacher as soon as you can, a colored man if convenient and if not send them a colored woman place for board is all ready send the teacher to Princess Anne and the John Dashields will meet the teacher there write several days ahead stating the day the teacher will be in Princess Ann and tell the teacher to stop at Mr J. W. McGrath's and Mr. Dashields will meet the teacher with a carage as the distance is 23 miles from Princess Anne These people never had any teachers but a circuit Preacher who had his circuit to attend to as well as the school. I think if they are furnished a teacher this tearm they could be able to get along after that
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Date 9 Oct 1868

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Roll Number 5

Date 9 Oct 1868

State Maryland

County Somerset

City/Town/Neighborhood Princess Ann

Other Locations Mentioned Salisbury; Dames Quarter; Snow-Hill

Authors J.H. Butler

Position –

Recipient Rev. John Kimball

Other Names Mentioned Johnson and Clark; Mr. Monteith, Distributing Officer; Mr. Crisfield

Message Abstract States that [[underlined]] Johnson [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Clark [[/underlined]] have got out the frame work of the school-house and would like more orders of the same kind; that the people now need shingles, window frames, &c; that he held a meeting and the people are ready to build; that they have an order from the Disbursing Officer for all they need; that the whites are trying to prejudice the colored against the Supt. of Education because he wishes to recall the order

Message Body I am here at this place and failed to see Johnson and Clark the parties who had the frame work of the school House to get out. They said that they have sawed out the frame work according to order and every thing is ready to be delivered [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] at any time and cutting it down would be out of the queston, they say that they got the whol amount out under written contract and every thing is ready and they would like verry much to have more orders of the same sort from you The people here say that they are two as good men as can be started in this place And, I do not see what can be done more, than to give these people shingles, window frames and door and frame so the House can be put up and covered in before cold weather. Pine shingles can be bought here at 5 dollars per thousand and the sash of windows are here but no window frames they have eight set of window sash and they are verry large
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We had a large meeting to night and the people seems willing to go on with the work of building as soon as they heare from you. Mr. Monteith disbursing officer has given the people an order for every thing they need to build the House all named and signed by him but nothing has been delvered but the order of Johnson & Clark and the official papers the trustees hold the white lawyers including Mr. Crisfield who is the leading man here tell the colored people that they can get every thing named in the order because it was given and signed by the proper officer at that time and they (the white) people say that you is not the colored people's friend that is the reason you want to take back that order they are waiting to see what disposition you intend to make of this order and then they will let the colored people see that they are their friends. please write to me at Saulsbury after the 12th I am gouing to Deales Island from there [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] to Dames Quarter then to Snow-Hill

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