Title	W. L. Copeland to C. E. Compton, April 1, 1870
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	Copeland, W. L.
Date of creation	1870-04-01
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	This letter requests support for a school.
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 5, [Frame 1387-1388]
Excerpt from record	“Smyrna, Tenn. April 1, 1870 Copeland, Wm. L. [William] Teacher States that the Presbt Home Miss [Presbyterian Home Missions] refuses? to support his school. Asks if there is any other source where from assistance could be obtained. if not, will be obliged to closed. Smyrna, Tenn April 1, 1870 Col. Compton Nashville Dear Sir, Please find support of my school for March. Also that the [society?] which has been supporting me has come and that the [Freedway?] support the school but I don’t know how long. Can you assist in the support of the school? If so please me know or if there is any prospect of getting support from any other [source?] please let me know if not I will to close. I Remain Yours Truly, W. L. Copeland”
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Copeland, W. L. Compton, C. E., Presbyterian Home Mission
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	1870-1879
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