Ida S. Marshall to Maj. W. L. Van Derlip, May 24, 1870
- Title
- Ida S. Marshall to Maj. W. L. Van Derlip, May 24, 1870
- Date
- 05-24-1870
- Creator
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Ida S. Marshall
- Recipient
- Maj. W.L. Van Derlip
- Description
- Churchville teacher Ida S. Marshall responds to Supt. Van Derlip's letter of May 21, in which he asserted that she had misunderstood his previous letter (of May 12) regarding his inability to come to Churchville on June 2 due to a previous commitment to visit McComas school. Marshall asserts that she was unaware of this commitment, and returns Van Derlip's May 12 letter to him along with this one, to show him that he did not say anything about it in that letter. She also reports that she has met with George M. McComas, and that he will make all necessary arrangements for a visit to take place after June 19. She again invites Maj. Van Derlip's attendance.
- 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
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Churchville May 24th 1870.
Major W.L. VanDerlip,
Dear Sir,
Your favor of the 21st is just received, and I hasten to reply.
I knew nothing of the meeting at McComas Institute on Whit Monday until after I had written to you and Mr. McComas.
But was to see Mr. McComas on Sunday, and as soon as the Trustees decide on a day for the meeting, he will make all arrangements relative to the speakers and other necessary matters.
The meeting will not be before the 19th of June.
So please try to be with us.
I am sorry that you have been put to so much unnecessary trouble in writing.
I enclose your first letter so that you may see that you merely mentioned that it would not well suit to have the meeting before the one that has just come off in Baltimore.
Yours respectfully,
[[signature]] Ida P. Marshall. [[/signature]]
Part of Ida S. Marshall to Maj. W. L. Van Derlip, May 24, 1870