Record #13 from Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870 - Enduring Connections

Roll Number	5
Date	28 Dec 1868
State	Maryland
County	Baltimore
City/Town/Neighborhood	Baltimore
Other Locations Mentioned	Centreville, Queen Anne's Co.
Authors	G.E. Adams
Position	[teacher]
Recipient	Mr John Kimball, Esq
Other Names Mentioned	–
Message Abstract	Acknowledges receipt of letter, deeds &c.
Message Body	I received thos deeds, and I was happy to read you kind letter, and I started to go to Centreville on the 25 day of Dec. But if the Potapsco River was frows so hard that the Steamer Chester was unable to brake the ice. I do not know when I will be able to get to Centreville Md. I inten to make another start on Wesday Dec. [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] 30. Mr. Kimball you stated in you letter that you would try and get to Centreville next Spring. Dear Sir I was happy to read that and I am shure that cold people in Queen anns Co will be pleas to see you theare. Dear Sir I am going to stay in the City of Balto this winter so that I can have the privage of going to school this winter. I hope that I can make it posable so that I can com to see you some time before you goes to [[strikethrough]] Washington [[/strikethrough]] Centreville Dec 28/68
Pages	254-55
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