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Stephen Colwell to Robert Corson, September 8, 1869
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Title
Stephen
Colwell
to
Robert
Corson
,
September
8
,
1869
Record type
Correspondence
Creator
Colwell
,
Stephen
Date of creation
1869-09-08
Series
Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description
This
letter
certifies
E
.
W
.
Clark
to
receive
funds
on
behalf
of the
American
Freedmen's
Union
Commission
. This
letter
also
transmits
a
schedule
of
schools
and
rental
account
information
.
Additional notes
Series
M1000
,
Reel
5
,
[Frames
436-439]
Excerpt from record
“1869
L.R
.
1344
Vol
II
Tenn
.
Office
A.
F
.
U
.
C
.
PA
Philadelphia
Pa
Septbr
8th
1869
.
Corson
Robt
.
R
.
Cor
Sectr
.
Transmits
Certificate
of
E
.
W
.
Clark
authorizing
said
Clark
to
receive
and
accept
for
all
money
due
said
A.F.U.C
Penna
Branch
.
[?]
,
one
enclosed
from
L.R
.
1245
.
Rental
%
&
Schedule=
[Checkmark]
Original
found
in
Washington
[?]/69
Offical
Copy
[Stamp]
Copy
Pennsylvania
Branch
American
Freedmen’s
Union
Commission
No
.
71
Sansom
Street
Philadelphia
,
Septbr
8th
,
1869
This
is
to
certify
that
E
.
W
.
Clark
is
authorized
to
receive
and
receipt
for
money
due
the
Penna
Branch
American
Freedmen’s
Union
Commission
Robt
.
R
.
Corson
[Signed]
Stephen
Colwell
Cor
.
Sectr
.
President
American
Frdm
Union
Comm
Pa
Br. A
true
Copy
Bvt
.
Lt
.
Col
.
U.S.A
Sect
of
Education
,
Tenn.”
[Page
three
is
nearly
blank
piece
of
lined
paper
with the
inscription
“Originals
with
vouchers
[?]
A
Washington
Sept
.
17.1869”
written
horizontally
on the
upper
left
side
of the
page
.
Underneath
,
written
vertically
are the
number
“1344”
and the
date
“Sept
.
69.”]
[Page
four
contains
one
table
:
“(Id
Tenn
.
No
.
5)
Schedule
of
Schools
under
Penna
Branch
A.F.U.C
. in the
State
of
Tennessee
,
together
with
rental
accounts
for the
quarter
ending
June
30th
,
1869”
It
is
designated
as an
original
that
is
“[?]
and
found
correct”
by
Compton
.
It
addresses
two
schools
located
in
Murfreesboro
,
Tenn
.
taught
by
Mrs
.
F.A
.
Couch
and
Mrs
.
E.A
.
Steveus
, the
number
of the
months
each
teacher
has
taught
there, and
average
number
of
pupils
.
It
gives
the
price
of
monthly
rent
and the
amount
in the
account
of
each
school
.
Robert
R
.
Corson
signed
the
document
certifying
that
“the
above
account
is
correct
and
just
and that the
building
for
which
rent
is
charged
are not the
property
of the
Gov’nt”]
Geographic location
Murfreesboro (Tenn.)
Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record
Colwell, Stephen
Corson, Robert
Clark, E. W.
American Freedmen Union Commission Penna Branch
Couch, F. A.
Steveus, E. A.
Compton, C. E.
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
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