Title	Robert R. Corson to C. E. Compton, August 3, 1869
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	Corson, Robert
Date of creation	1869-08-03
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	This letter transmits rental accounts for teachers in Murfreesboro.
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 5, [Frames 220-221]
Excerpt from record	“1869 L.R. 1245 Tenn. Pa Branch of the A. F. U. C. Philadelphia, Pa August 3rd. 1869 Corson, Robert R Cor. Sect. Transmits Rental accounts of two teachers at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also accounts of five other teachers from Tennessee. Wishes to be informed whether there last accounts can be verified and approved. [checkmark] [ Stamp] Pennsylvania Branch American Freedmen’s Union Commission, No. 711 Sansom Street Stephen Colwell, Pres. Francis R. Cope, Vice-Pres. Ellis Yarnall, Rec. Sec. Robert R. Corson, Cor. Sec. E.W. Clark, Treasurer. 35 South Third Street. Philadelphia, Aug 3rd, 1869 Bt. Lt. Col. C.E. Compton Supt. of Education. Nashville Tenn. Dear Sir, I send you rental afc of our two schools in Murfreesboro, which I know is correct. We have five other teachers in other Tenn. Schools for which we have given time and in money & books. But from which we have heard not a regular report. I enclose an afc, with their names on it, and would ask if we are entitled to draw rent for these schools? [?] I will put my name to the report if you will [?] it. Yours Respectfully, Robert R. Corson Cor. Sec.”
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Corson, Robert R. Compton, C. E. American Freedmen's Union Commission
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Social conditions African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century Freedmen's schools and textbooks Race relations Racism Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County. United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Coverage	1860-1869
Contributing institution	National Archives and Records Administration
Medium	Microfilm
Bibliographic citation	[Document title, date]. Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Tennessee. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870. Series M1000, [Reel number, Frame number/s]. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Copyright status	Public domain
Collection name	Freedmen's Bureau Records