Capt. Samuel J. Wright to Isaiah DeCoursey, Aug. 3, 1867 · Freedmen's Bureau Project

Title: Capt. Samuel J. Wright to Isaiah DeCoursey, Aug. 3, 1867
Date: 08-03-1867
Creator: Capt. Samuel J. Wright
Recipient: Isaiah DeCoursey
Description: Capt. Samuel J. Wright has been directed by the assitant commissioner, Gen. Edward M. Gregory, to authorize Havre de Grace's building committee to employ William Potts, carpenter, to work on building the schoolhouse. Wright requests that DeCoursey reports Potts's time at the end of the month so Potts can receive payment from the Freedmen's Bureau.
References: Bvt. Maj. Gen. Edgar M. Gregory; William Potts
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_00163