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

Record Detail

Record #43 from Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870

Report Date April 1870
Location Dutch Neck, Kent Co., Delaware
School Name and Classification Peterson, primary day
Length of Session Oct 18 - sometime in June
Reporting Administrator Rosa C. Trusty
School Ownership Peterson
Sponsorship Delaware Educational Association, local school board
Enrollment and Average Attendance 23 total
Previous Report's Enrollment 37
Number of White Pupils
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War All
Courses and Enrollment Alphabet-2 Advanced Reading-0 Geography-9 Arithmetic-5 States-9 Writing Books-12 Needle Work-0
Students with Basic Literacy 18
Additional Schools
Public Sentiment Somewhat in favor as far as I can understand
Noted Closures
Teacher's Remarks
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