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

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Record #18 from Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870

Report Date April 1870
Location Worcester Co., Maryland
School Name and Classification Little Union, Intermediate day
Length of Session Oct 1 1869 - June 30 1870
Reporting Administrator Peter J. Adams (B)
School Ownership Church
Sponsorship Baltimore Association, local School Board, Freedmen ($12)
Enrollment and Average Attendance 46 total (22 male, 24 female), 29 average attendance
Previous Report's Enrollment 60
Number of White Pupils
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War x
Courses and Enrollment Alphabet-3 Advanced Reading-24 Geography-7 Arithmetic-35 Higher Branches-4 Writing-28 Needle Work-0
Students with Basic Literacy 19
Additional Schools Sabbath school with 8 teachers, 46 enrolled
Public Sentiment x
Noted Closures "April 18th Easter Monday one day stormy and rain no attendance"
Teacher's Remarks "I certify that the above are and correct statistics"
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