Rev. John Kimball to John Core, Jan. 28, 1869
- Title
- Rev. John Kimball to John Core, Jan. 28, 1869
- Date
- 01-28-1869
- Creator
- Rev. John Kimball
- Recipient
- John Core
- Description
- Supt. Kimball sends John Core of the Baltimore Association attendance averages for 13 poorly attended schools, including those of Maggie J. Sorrell (9 students) and Maggie H. Jaques' (14 students) "This is a very bad show; hardly worth a while to pay money where there is no more interest. Cannot we improve it?"
- Related Financial Supporters
- Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People
- 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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950
Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Head Quarters Asst. Com'r D.C.
Washington, Jany 28th 1869.
[[underlined]] Core John. [[/underlined]]
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Sir:
I give you average of schools as reported, viz:
[[underlined]] Mary E. Fossett [[/underlined]] | 5
[[underlined]] Anna R. Haley [[/underlined]] | 14
[[underlined]] Mary R. Yates [[/underlined]] | 10
[[underlined]] Mary S. Oxbourne [[/underlined]] | 16
[[underlined]] Maggie J. Sorell [[/underlined]] | 9
[[underlined]] Rachael A. Fortune [[/underlined]] | 10
[[underlined]] Maggie F. Russell [[/underlined]] | 8
[[underlined]] Addie F. Macomber [[/underlined]] | 10
[[underlined]] Mary R. Anthony [[/underlined]] | 17
[[underlined]] Rebecca Primus [[/underlined]] | 12
[[underlined]] Josephine Booth [[/underlined]] | 8
[[underlined]] Alice M. Smith [[/underlined]] | 16
[[underlined]] Maggie H. Jaques [[/underlined]] | 14
This is a very bad show; hardly worth awhile to pay money where there is no more interest. Cannot we improve it?
Very Respectfully, Yours
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.
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