| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 Nov 1868 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Caroline |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Potter's Landing |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | W.M. Boynton |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | John Kimball |
| Other Names Mentioned | – |
| Message Abstract | States in reply to letter of the 24th ult. that the school has been in operation since Sept. 7th: that the number of pupils registered is 48 with an average attendance of 30: that they have a white male teacher (a resident) whom they pay $25.00 per month but he fears they will not be able to continue the school without assistance. |
| Message Body | Yours of 24th of Oc. was duly recd. In reply I would state that we have had a school in successful operation since the 7th of Sept. There is an average attendance of about thirty scholars. The number on the register being forty eight. We have a white teacher who gives general satisfaction, a resident of this place, but a native of Penn. He came here some three years since when the tide of Northern emigration was turned toward this State. We have had no trouble from the rebel element although the more ignorant and consequently more unprincipled of the democracy have made threats of burning the house and hanging the teacher. Grants election has done much toward quieting all such and we have no more fear of being molested. We hope to be able to carry our school through the winter but have doubts of the ability of colored people to do so unaided. We have relied entirely upon ourselves so far but as the fall work is about over and very little work to be had by the laboring class during the winter we fear for the [[result?]]. There is no wealth among the colored people and we receive no aid and very little sympathy from any of the whites. The salary we have engaged to pay our teacher is twenty five dolls ($25.) per month. If you have any funds in hand which could be applied in assisting us, in making the payment to our teacher, it would be thankfully recd |
| Pages | 1000 |
| 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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