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Title	James Thompson to Rev. R. L. Rust, 1968?
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	Thompson, James
Date of creation	1868?-xx-xx
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	James Thompson writes in regards to transportation for teachers.
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 1, [Frames 831-832]
Excerpt from record	“Rev. R. L. Rust Secretary of the F A Soc. of the Meth. Episc. Church Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Sir: We have some difficulty in procuring Transportation for the teachers unless they are sent out by some Society. Can you apply for Transportation and send out the following named teachers, as specified: (their salary will be paid by the Bureau) [The first page of the letter requests help to cover the transportation expenses of teachers including Miss Mary C. Owen, traveling from Ohio to Lavergne, Tennessee. The second page of the letter continues the request for transportation funding for teachers.] Please ask the Department at Washington to send Transportation Orders direct to parties at respective addresses above and as soon as possible. Very Respectfully, Your obedient servant James Thompson Bvt. Lieut. Col. U.S.A. and Supt. of Education”
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Thompson, James Rust, R. L. Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church Owens, Mary C.
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. United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Rutherford County (Tenn.)
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