| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 Oct 1868 |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Wilmington |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Samuel Woolman |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | Rev. John Kimball, Superintendant of Edu. |
| Other Names Mentioned | O.O. Howard |
| Message Abstract | Acknowledges receipt of letter of the 16th inst. Encloses a list of the schools under the auspices of the Delaware Association. Requests to have sent him 125 blanks for teachers. States that he intends to visit the remote parts of Sussex County & that the colored people are very poor in that section. Requests the Supt. of Education to visit Wilmington on the 5th of Nov. when Maj Genl. Howard will address a meeting |
| Message Body | It gave me pleasure that thee paid a visit to Wilmington but my regret was great that I was not at home when thee was here Thy note of 16th came direct. I have not seen Wm Howard Day for some months but am told his home is Wm Simpson's, French St between 8th & 9th in this City The Normal school has claimed my attention for the last four months I have consulted with the former Teacher and the present one also and decided to take from the lesser schools the best scholars as soon as the discipline is improved to allow the Teacher to give more time to Teach I expect to visit the remote parts of Sussex Co this week The condition of the Colored people there claim the most of my sympathy as they are very poor in the midst of poor White people many of whom are nearly as ignorant as the Colored and all void of good domestic training I think our labors may be rendered more effective if thyself or one of the Bureau officers had opportunity to interchange [[strikethrough]] our [[strikethrough]] sentiments with me & will be glad to have your Company here on the 5th of next month at which time Gen O.O. Howard expects to be here & we have secured the largest & best public Hall in the City to hold the meeting in Enclosed find statement of Schools as far as they are opened We are expecting to open some new schools at points that where they [[strikethrough]] are more [[/strikethrough]] have not been |
| Pages | 110-13 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1868, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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