Perrymansville trustee James Pitt writes to Supt. Kimball that it is impossible to complete the schoolhouse by the middle of December. He says that Kimball's initial proposition for $300 of lumber on August 24th would have had the school finished by January, but the new plan sent by Kimball, which would grant them no assistance, "would be folly on [their] part." He states that they are "very annoyed at the sayings of the Democrats" and "greatly disappointed" at the lack of lumber they have received.
Perrymansville trustee James Pitt sends Supt. Kimball a statement listing three deceased trustees (Thomas Prosser, Isaac Pitt, and Cyrus Prosser) and a change in living trustees from Ephraim Brown to Jacob Simms.
Jerome B. Armstrong. Trustee, secretary of the school committee, and chairman of building committee at Darlington for at least 4 years. Corresponded with Freedmen's Bureau about school's construction, supplies, and teacher.
Jerome B. Armstrong, chairman of the building committee, writes that the Darlington school is ready for plastering, but they do not have enough shingles, lumber for sheathing, etc. They are also in need of 28-30 desks and a teacher's desk.
Informs Swaim that, four miles from Darlington, the freedpeople want a school and want Armstrong to organize a school and teach at the school for the first three months since they are too far from the Darlington School. They wish for Armstrong to lead the efforts because of their acquaintance with him and his position as the Secretary of the School Committee and Chairman of Building Committee at the Darlington School for four years. Mentions the presence of a private school taught by a woman in the area, but it closed because she moved. Armstrong says that he will not teach for the usual 60 cents per month and says if he received $50 then he would teach them for three months/one quarter if they have less than 25-30 students. States that he wants to get a list of names/number of students that would attend the school before it opens, with the community wanting to open the school January 1870.
Jerome B. Armstrong of the Darlington school committee thanks Rev. E. P. Smith and the American Missionary Association for their support, and gladly accepts Mary Watson as teacher on the terms proposed (board plus $5 per month).
Jerome B. Armstrong of the Darlington school committee informs Rev. E. P. Smith of the American Missionary Association that they cannot pay Mary Watson any more salary than they are already able to pay her. He informs Smith that although Cecil County now partially supports schools and teachers, Harford County has made no provisions to do so.
Jerome B. Armstrong, trustee at Darlington, writes to Supt. Kimball that he is aware Kimball visited Havre de Grace recently and regrets that he did not come to Darlington. Armstrong states that desks could be made by a local mechanic for $3 each. 28 desks are needed but the school could make do with 20. Regular attendance is between 50 and 60 scholars.
Jerome B. Armstrong, chairman of the building committee at Darlington, informs Supt. Kimball that the schoolhouse is not fully complete or ready to receive desks, and the freedmen, church, and trustees do not have the money to provide for the school themselves. Armstrong notes that Mary Watson is not to blame, praising her and stating she should be in a better space, but she also has other obligations and cannot contribute. He requests that Rev. Kimball visit the school and provide advice.
Jerome B. Armstrong, chairman of the building committee at Darlington, writes to Supt. Kimball of the continuing need for desks. The trustees have gone deeple into debt building the school, cannot afford additional expenditures, and were promised desks by the Freedmen's Bureau. They petition the Bureau to make good on their promise.
Jerome B. Armstrong, chairman of the building committee at Darlington, sends the correct copy of the deed to the school property. The schoolhouse was contracted to be built for $350. The trustees have already spent over $400 more than that. Teacher Mary Watson has delayed her arrival until after the upcoming election due to the district not being sympathetic to free schools.
Jerome B. Armstrong, chairman of the building committee at Darlington, confirms receipt of a letter from Supt. Kimball saying that Phenia Crisfield would arrive there on October 4. She has not arrived and Armstrong does not know why she is delayed.
Jerome B. Armstrong of the Darlington school committee informs Rev. S. P. Smith of the American Missionary Association that the new school building is complete and that Mary Watson is now teaching within it, but that there are no desks. He expects that is will be some time before they can acquire desks. He states that the body of the people are determined to support the school against all who may oppose it.
Jerome B. Armstrong and the rest of the building committee at Darlington write to Supt. Kimball to request a new teacher because Mary Watson's commission has ended, leaving them without one.
Actuary John Core of the Baltimore Association informs Supt. Kimball that he will give the school at Salisbury, Wicomico Co., to teacher Susan Thomas of New Bedford, Massachusetts and the school at Forest Hill, Harford Co., to M. E. Pauline Lyons of Providence, Rhode Island. When he transmits transportation orders to these teachers, Core asks Kimball to request of them that they visit Core at his office upon their arrival in Maryland.
Actuary John Core of the Baltimore Association states that the schools at Cumberland, Fallston, and Oxford, Maryland were closed during the month of January.
Actuary John Core of the Baltimore Association informs Supt. Kimball that he has received a letter from McComas Institute teacher Miss Lyons (probably Theresa Lyons). She has quit her school "in disgust," and that her sister (probably future Bel Air teacher M. E. Pauline Lyons) will not come to teach in Maryland due to the "discomforts" of teaching in the state.
John Core of the Baltimore Association writes to Supt. Kimball that Theresa Lyons went to Princess Anne but was "dissatisfied with the place and people." Core has sent her to McComas Institute instead. Core also states that he has places for all the teachers Kimball can send him, including Forest Hill.
Actuary John Core of the Baltimore Association forwards missing school reports. He states that the schools at Middleton, Petersville, and Denton, and the McComas Institute, were not open in June because of low attendance. Frederick school "no. 2" was not open in May and June, and the school at Hickory (Thomas Run) was only open for part of April, thus no report was received from it.
Taught at Forest Hill for most of 1869 and at least through May 1870. Wrote to John Kimball in June 1869 about the burning of the Mt. Tabor school in Anne Arundel County. Camper appears to have taught at Fairview for the 1872-1873 school year, by which point Fairview was already under Harford County control. Camper taught again at Fairview for the 1873-1874 school year.
John H. Camper writes to Supt. Kimball that he and the other trustees at Forest Hill wish keep the school open until August. He also writes that the Mt. Tabor school in Anne Arundel County was burned last January and the people there need help to rebuild.
John M. Brown writes to the A.M.A. from Albany, N.Y. He reports that he has secured Hannah Highgate to teach in Odessa, Delaware. He refers to her as an excellent lady. A postscript mentions other teachers he is working on securing for A.M.A. work.
Joseph Haines and nine other members of the School Committee at Darlington write to Rev. E. P. Smith of the American Missionary Association to express their satisfaction with teacher Mary Watson, calling her "a light shining in a dark place."