Endorsement of Maj. D. G. Swaim on a letter of George M. McComas dated Sept. 18, 1869
- Title
- Endorsement of Maj. D. G. Swaim on a letter of George M. McComas dated Sept. 18, 1869
- Date
- 11-23-1869
- Creator
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Bvt. Maj. D. G. Swaim
- Recipient
- E. Whittlesey
- Description
- Endorsement by Maj. Swaim on a letter from George M. McComas requesting money for Hendon Hill. Swaim recommends that $100 be given to the trustees of Hendon Hill, an amount originally promised by education superintendent John Kimball in a letter to George M. McComas dated August 28, 1869.
- School
- Bel Air aka Hendon Hill
- 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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M 97. O.S.E.D.C. Vol.1.1869
Baltimore, Md.
Sept. 18th 1869.
S.344. Vol 15 '69. R.F. & A.L.
McComas, G.M.
Encloses bills for material and labor, amounting to $137.07/100, used in construction of School-house at Hendon Hill, Harford Co. Md. Hopes that the Bureau will allow the people at least $100. of this sum.
States that there is a place named Fairview, about three miles form Hendon Hill, where a school has been kept in a damp cellar: that they have the ground for school-house and some funds. Inquires if material can be furnished them?
Rec'd. O.S.E.D.C. 9.21.69
Letter from D.G. Swaim to Genl. E. Whittlesey, Nov. 23, 1869
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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office Supt. Education D.C. &c.
Washington. Nov. 23d 1869.
Respectfully [[strikethrough]] referred [[/strikethrough]] forwarded to Genl. E. Whittlesey, A.A.A. General.
I recommend that an appropriate of one hundred dollars ($100) be made for the trustees of Hendon Hill School, Harford Co. Md. This amount was promised by Mr. Kimball (late Supt.) in letter addressed to G.M. McComas dated August 28th/69.
[[checkmark]] [[signature]] D G Swaim [[/signature]]
Bvt. Maj. U.S.A. A.D.C. & Actg. Supt. of Education
Part of Endorsement of Maj. D. G. Swaim on a letter of George M. McComas dated Sept. 18, 1869