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

Record Detail

Record #14 from Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870

Report Date October 1869
Location Denton, Caroline Co., Maryland
School Name and Classification Progress, primary day
Length of Session October 1869 -
Reporting Administrator R.M. Taylor (W)
School Ownership Colored people
Sponsorship Baltimore Association, Freedmen ($15 for board, $10/month for rent)
Enrollment and Average Attendance 17 total (6 male, 11 female) 15 avg attendance
Previous Report's Enrollment
Number of White Pupils
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War all
Courses and Enrollment Alphabet-5 Advanced Reading-8 Geography-4 Arithmetic-4 Higher Branches-0 Writing-12 Needle Work-0
Students with Basic Literacy 4
Additional Schools x
Public Sentiment x
Noted Closures x
Teacher's Remarks x
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