| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 Dec 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Kent |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Galena |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Elkton |
| Authors | CC Bell |
| Position | Teacher |
| Recipient | John Core |
| Other Names Mentioned | Christfields, son |
| Message Abstract | Friend Crosby, Yours of the 1st. inst with enclosure rec'd. I have not got any funds to pay more teachers than we have at present at work so that I will most gracefully retire from Elkton in your favor. Enclosed please find a letter from our teacher at Galena, Kent Co. which requires, I think, the prompt and decisive action of the Bureau. The teachers throughout the State require full protection. Resp'y Yours [[signature]] Jno Core [[/signature]] |
| Message Body | Sir will you please to inform me if there is no law for a person striking one for nothing, there is one man here who makes it his business to strike the colored females, and one day I had to go up town and this fellow walked up deliberatly and stuck me in the eye and knocked the blood out of my face. I went to see the Squire and I was told that he could do nothing, if there is no law to stop this I will have to leave here no one seems to trouble any one but this family or rather he a man's sons who names are Christfields if there is any higher authority than this squire will you please let me know. P. S. For this place is dangerous to go to the Post Office even for I cannot go there with out coming to contact with this fellow. |
| Pages | – |
| Transcribers Notes | The official receipt page of this source is omitted; the abstract is the prefacing letter from John Core. |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1869, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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