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The Freedmen's Bureau and the Development of Black Education on the Delmarva Peninsula

By A'Nya Harrison • September 5, 2023
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From Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870
Report Date October 1869
Location Somerset Co., Maryland
School Name and Classification Jamestown, Intermediate day
Reporting Administrator Henry A. Monroe(B)
School Ownership The colored people
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Report Date October 1869
Location Somerset Co., Maryland
School Name and Classification Jamestown, Intermediate day
Length of Session 11th (illegible) - June 30th 1870
Reporting Administrator Henry A. Monroe(B)
School Ownership The colored people
Sponsorship New England Freed Union Commission, Freedmen ($12 for board)
Enrollment and Average Attendance 31 total (12 male, 19 female), 26 avg attendance
Previous Report's Enrollment 47
Number of White Pupils –
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War 12
Courses and Enrollment Alphabet-7
Advanced Reading-15
Geography-8
Arithmetic-22
Higher Branches-2
Writing-17
Needle Work-0
Students with Basic Literacy 9
Additional Schools x
Public Sentiment Favorable
Noted Closures "The building used was not ready until the 11th"
Teacher's Remarks 22 students enrolled in Van Guard of Freedom temperance society
Transcriber's Notes Note at the bottom: "atten J. Callind" and "For Board of Trustees"
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From Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870
Date 7 Oct 1868
State Maryland
Authors John H. Butler
Recipient Rev. John Kimball
Message Abstract Informs of the condition at & about the place, that they are willing to buy a lot and built a sch…
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Roll Number 5
Date 7 Oct 1868
State Maryland
County Somerset
City/Town/Neighborhood Jamestown
Other Locations Mentioned Potato Neck; Accomack Co, VA; Newton
Authors John H. Butler
Position –
Recipient Rev. John Kimball
Other Names Mentioned –
Message Abstract Informs of the condition at & about the place, that they are willing to buy a lot and built a school house, if they only know for certain that the Bureau will help them.
Message Body I write to inform you that I met the colored people of this place last night and the meeting was largely attended And after setting forth the advantages of Education, explaining the plans, and the tearms of building, the people of this place decided to go to work as soon as they could know for certan that the Bureau would help them to the amount of $300 dollars worth of lumber as can be bought here they think that they will have their house done as soon as any of the others. I go to potatoe-Neck to day a place thickly settled with colored people Some of the people of Accomack Co Va. have been to see me about schools I told them I could do nothing for them but I would state their case In the neighbourhood of Horntown they there are about three hundred children and no school there and never had any there this place is about 12 miles from Newton. And also another application from another place near the line of Worcester Co they have two hundred and thirty names as petitioners for some kind of Building as they have neither Church nor school I did not get down to see them this place is about 6 miles from Newton
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Date 10 Oct 1868
State Maryland
Authors J.H. Butler
Recipient Rev. John Kimball
Message Abstract States that they have a good house at this place, but no school: that they employed a teacher las…
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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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