Title	James Thompson to W. L. Copeland, October 8, 1868
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	Thompson, James
Date of creation	1868-10-08
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	James Thompson writes to inform that teacher's salaries will no longer be paid by the Bureau.
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 1, [Frame 883]
Excerpt from record	“October 8, 1868 Mr. W. L. Copeland Teacher, Freedmen’s School at Smyrna, Tenn Dear Sir: I regret to inform you that under instructions from General Howard, Comm B R F and A L no salary can hereafter be paid to any teacher by the Bureau. An effort will be made to have your school sustained by the State authorities, or by some Benevolent Society at the North. Very Respectfully your obedient servant James Thompson Bvt. Lieut. Col. U.S.A Supt. of Education [The letter also includes a list of names titled “Not Indexed”] A.L. Wiltse, Maggie Huston J.B. Jones, Julie Evans [?]. Robinson, Fannie Mitchell [?]. Schilling, M.E. Taylor Linda Slaughter, Rebecca Winchester E.W. Douglass”
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Thompson, James Copeland, W. L. Howard, Olivier Otis. Wiltse, A. L. Huston, Maggie Jones, J. B. Evans, Julie Robinson, [?]. Mitchell, Fannie Schilling, [?]. Taylor, M. E. Slaughter, Linda Winchester, Rebecca Douglas, E. W.
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Tennessee African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century Freedmen's schools and textbooks Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Race relations Racism Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County. Rutherford County (Tenn.) 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