Title	R. S. Rust to D. Burt, October 29, 1867
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	Rust, R. S.
Date of creation	1867-10-29
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	This letter discussed the purchase of land.
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 3, [1429-1430]
Excerpt from record	"LR No. 475 Cincinnati, Ohio October 29th, 1867 Rust, R. S. General Field Agent Proposes to pay for lot at [illegible]. Inquired respecting repairs of a school house at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Received BRF&AL Tenn. November 1st, 1867 Cincinnati, Ohio October 29th, 1867 Rev. D. Burt Superintendent of Education Dear Bro- Your letter has just been received. Mr. Cockrill had better purchase the land of Mr. Grainer, one acre if he can, and the two if he can no better-We will advance the one hundred when needed, and the two if it cannot be arranged in any other way. So instruct Mr. Cockrill to close up the bargain and put up the house at once. I solicited an appropriation of 125.00 for flues [sic] and stones at Murfreesboro. I trust that you will see from the Bureau that amount for the colored people, for 2 do not see how they can get along without it- Please answer- Respectfully yours, R.S. Rust"
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Burt, D. Rust, R. S.
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