Thomas Taylor to Rev. John Kimball, Nov. 16, 1868
- Title
- Thomas Taylor to Rev. John Kimball, Nov. 16, 1868
- Date
- 11-16-1868
- Creator
- Thomas Taylor
- Recipient
- Rev. John Kimball
- Description
- Port Deposit building committee chairman Thomas Taylor that since the Bureau will not help build the schoolhouse upon leased ground, the trustees are prepared to buy it when it comes up for sale in the near future. He includes a list of expenses incurred thus far in building the school.
- 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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Mr. Kembell
Dear Sir i take a opportunity to write you a few lines i am informed that you are decided not to bild the school House upon the Lest ground the Land is for Sale when the state is cettled we can by it we hope sir that you will not let us loose what we have spent we wold like to have the House go up if possible this is the in tier expences
50 purch of Stove 1,25 a pch | 62.50 cents
paid for Healen stove — | 16 45
paid labers work — | 46 23
paid Lest exspences | 19.65
masons work on wold | 40 00
[[tally line]]
total exspences | 1,84.83
[[signature]] Thomous Taylor [[/signature]]
Charman of Committee - IIIF Manifests
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