Special Order No. 23 (1868), Headquarters Assistant Commissioner Md. and Del., May 22, 1868
- Title
- Special Order No. 23 (1868), Headquarters Assistant Commissioner Md. and Del., May 22, 1868
- Date
- 05-22-1868
- Creator
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Bvt. Brig. Gen. Horace M. Brooks
- Recipient
- Edward H. Monteith
- Description
- The Maryland and Delaware assistant commissioner orders Edward H. Monteith, disbursing officer, to furnish the necessary materials to build schoolhouses at Princess Ann (Somerset Co.), Furnace Branch (Anne Arundel Co.), and Port Deposit (Cecil Co.), providing these sites have been deeded according to Bureau regulations.
- School
- Port Deposit, Cecil County
- 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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HEAD QUARTRES, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
DISTRICT OF MARYLAND AND DELAWARE,
Baltimore, Md. May 22” 1868
Special Orders,
No. 23
E. H. Monteith, Disbg Officer for this Dist. is hereby directed to furnish the necessary materials for building Freedmens School Houses at the places, named below, provided the sites have been Deeded as required in Circular No. 30., dated Hd Qrs. Bu.R.F&A.L Washington D.C. Dec. 31st 1867-
Princess Ann, Somerset Co. Md.
Furnace Branch, Anne Arundel Co Md.
Port Deposit, Cecil Co. Md.
By command of Brevet Brig. Gen’l H. Brooks,
Assistant Commissioner.
Edwd C Knower
Act’g. Ass’t. Adj’t. Gen’l. - IIIF Manifests
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413078_00717
Part of Special Order No. 23 (1868), Headquarters Assistant Commissioner Md. and Del., May 22, 1868