Title	Register of Letters from Henderson McClay, George E. Judd, and C. C. Compton
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	unattributed
Date of creation	1866-09-01 - 1870-07-20
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	This register lists letters from Henderson McClay, George E. Judd, and C. C. Compton regarding a variety of matters. One of dozens filed under "Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent, Volume 1 (33); Sept. 1, 1866-Sept. 14, 1869."
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 2, [Frame 165]
Excerpt from record	"June 9th 69 No. 1104 McClay, Henderson and others, Trustees Murfreesboro, Tenn. May 28th, 1869 Request an appropriation of $3,000 to assist in building a colored public school at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. June 10th No. 1106 Judd, G.E., Lieut. USA D.O. of Claims Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 5th, 1869 States that in the schoolhouse occupied by Miss Couch, are some desks and benches, said to belong to the Bureau. The house is to be sold and Miss Couch wants to know what to do with the furniture. No. 1104 Office D.O. of Claims, Murfreesboro, Tenn. June 8/69 I resptf. [respectfully] recommend the favorable consideration of the within application. Murfreesboro is sadly in need of a good house for school purposes. The school now in operation under charge of Geo. W. Williams is certainly one of the best in this State. Money appropriated as applied for within will be a great benefit to the educational interest in Tennessee. Signed, Geo. E. Judd, Lt., USA + D.O. of Claims 2 Bur. FJ and AL Office Dept of Ed. Nashville, June 9/1869. Resptf. [respectfully] retd [returned] to the Trustees (through Lieut. Geo. E. Judd), who are requested to furnish to this Office with a full description of the lot upon which it is proposed to build, the names of the parties who hold said lot and a Copy of the deed of conveyance of the same from former owners to present Trustees. C.C. Compton Bvt. Lieut. Col [Brevet Lieutenant Colonel] US Army Dept of Education. 1106 Bur. RJ, AL Office Dept of Ed, Nashville, Tenn., June 10th, 1869. Resptf [Respectfully] retd [returned] to Lieut Geo. E. Judd, D.O. etc. In accordance with Orders from the Chief O.M. Bur. R. Fede. Instructing Col. Gelray, USA, D.O. Tenn., receipt for all school furniture transferred to freedman’s school, Lieut. Judd. 1106 Will have Miss Couch, make out and sign duplicate Receipts for the articles in her school and take charge of the same; such articles to be used in the school room only. C.C. Compton Bvt. Lieut. Col [Brevet Lieutenant Colonel] US Army Dept of Education Tenn. 1104 Bur. R J etc. Office Dept. of Ed. Nashville, Tenn., June 28th,’69. Resptf [Respectfully] retd [returned] to the Trustees (through Henderson McClay) with the information that Circular No. 30, War Dept., BRJ, etc, dated, Washington, Decbr. 31st, 1868, prevents the erection or repairs to any considerable extent of school buildings at the expense of this Bureau except upon sites secured by deed to Trustees or some individual party for school purposes for freedmen, or for children irrespective of color forever. In any exception of this rule, the party owning the building shall give bond securing the above use or the building shall be placed on temporary piles (or pieces) and not attached to the soil as to become part of the reality. By reference to the copy of the deed herewith returned it will be noticed that the building is to be devoted to school purposes only so long as the Trustees will deem proper and advisable. These papers to be returned. C.C. Compton Bvt. Lieut. Col [Brevet Lieutenant Colonel] Dept of Ed."
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Judd, George E. Compton, C. C. McClay, Henderson Couch
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Social conditions 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