| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 March 1870 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Queen Anne |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Centreville |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Geo. E. Adams |
| Position | Teacher |
| Recipient | – |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States that they are about to commence building their school-house: that teachers are wanted at Pine Neck and Spanards Neck where large numbers of pupils can be gathered. |
| Message Body | Dr Sir we are Going to commence Our School Hous too day 14th and we Will Try and Get it up by the first of April Dr Sir I visited pine neck & Spanard's neck last week the pople at these places are very Willing To have A Teacher if you will be so kind as to Send them one they can rase A School of 75 ScholarS at spanards neck & at pine neck they can Rase A School of 45 or 55 Scholars over [[end page]][[start page]] you will Obledge me very much if you will write me notice A few days in Advance if you can Get Teachers for those Schools. I shall do all in my powar to hurrie[[strikethrough]] d[[/strikethrough]] those School Houses up by the first of April |
| Pages | 61 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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