Capt. Samuel J. Wright to Isaiah DeCoursey, Nov. 27, 1867 · Freedmen's Bureau Project

Title: Capt. Samuel J. Wright to Isaiah DeCoursey, Nov. 27, 1867
Date: 11-27-1867
Creator: Capt. Samuel J. Wright
Recipient: Isaiah DeCoursey
Description: Bureau quartermaster Samuel J. Wright informs Isaiah DecCoursey that the schoolhouse at Havre de Grace will be painted when all bills against the building have been paid by the local community, per General Gregory's promise. Mr. DuBois' bill has been paid by the Freedmen's Bureau, but any other lumber ordered will not be paid for the by Bureau. Wright will forward holdbacks and fasteners and will also send a check to Lyon and Co.
References: Bvt. Maj. Gen. Edgar M. Gregory; William Howard Day; John DuBois; A and T Lyon and Co
School: Havre de Grace aka Anderson Institute
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.
IIIF Manifests: https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413069_00658