Maj. W. L. Van Derlip to Ida S. Marshall, May 21, 1870

Title

Maj. W. L. Van Derlip to Ida S. Marshall, May 21, 1870

Date

05-21-1870

Creator

Maj. W.L. Van Derlip

Recipient

Ida S. Marshall

Description

Supt. Van Derlip responds to Ida S. Marshall's letter of May 16, telling her that she has misunderstood his previous communication, in which he claims he mentioned that he already had a commitment at the McComas Institute on June 6 and had told her to delay the meeting at Churchville until after that (he did not actually write this in his previous letter). Van Derlip tells Marshall that George M. McComas will write to her to make definite arrangements for their visit to Churchville.

References

G.M. McComas (George March)

School

Churchville aka Asbury

Related Financial Supporters

New England Freedmen's Aid Society aka New England Branch of the American Freedmen's Union Commission

Source

Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Transcript

Washington May 21st 1870

Miss Ida P Marshall
Churchville, Md.

Dear Miss
I am sorry you did not understand my letter better. I wrote you that you had better put off the meeting till after Whitmonday and I think told you I was engaged to go to the M Comas Institute on the 6th of June. I shall write to Mr McComas today and ask him to arrange about it. I am announced for June 6th and am afraid I can not get to your place, but Mr McComas will write to you and make definite arrangements.

Yours Respfy
[[signature]] W L VanDerlip [[/signature]]
Bvt Maj & Supt of Edu

IIIF Manifests

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