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J. M. Langston to C. E. Compton, December 14, 1869
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Title
J
.
M
.
Langston
to
C
.
E
.
Compton
,
December
14
,
1869
Record type
Correspondence
Creator
Lowry
,
Samuel
Date of creation
1869-12-04
Series
Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description
J
.
M
.
Langston
transmits
a
letter
from
Samuel
Lowry
to
C
.
E
.
Compton
regarding
appropriations
to a
school
.
Additional notes
Series
M1000
,
Reel
5
,
[Frames
902-904]
Excerpt from record
“Washington
,
D.C
.
December
14
,
1869
Lowery
,
Samuel
Writes
in
regard
to a
Bureau
appropriation
for the
Tennessee
Manual
Labor
University
in
Rutherford
Co
.
Tenn
.
Mr
.
J.M
.
Langston
recommends
him as a
man
of
honor
and
earnestly
engaged
in the
education
of his
race
.
Washington
,
D.C
.
Dec
.
14th
1869
Col
.
E.C
.
Compton
[illegible]
Freedmen’s
Bureau
Nashville
Tenn
.
Dear
Sir
,
I
have
just
seen
the
Commissioner
of the
Freedmen’s
Bureau
.
Upon
the
appropriation
he
made
through
you
to
our
School
last
March
. He has
referred
the
matter
to
you
.
I
trust
you
will
please
see
Mr
.
[?]
of
Murfreesboro
Mr
.
Jordan
[?]
of
Murfreesboro
.
Jesse
Price
of the
same
place
. Also,
Mr
.
Posey
on the
Manual
Labor
Farm
and
Mrs
. A.
Lowery
and
learn
the
facts
as
we
have there a
number
who
would
take
delight
to
misrepresent
us.
I
would also
refer
you
to the
Board
of
Education
of the
sub
district
.
Respectfully
,
Your
Cherished
Servant
Samuel
Lowery
" "
Washington
,
D.C
.
December
14
,
1869
Colonel
E.C
.
Compton
Nashville
,
Tennessee
Colonel
,
Mr
.
Samuel
Lowery
,
who
writes
the
within
letter
,
is
a
personal
Friend
of
mine
and he
is
well
known
here and in
Ohio
,
where
he
formerly
lived
several
years
, as a
man
of
honor
and
earnestly
engaged
in the
work
of
educating
and
elevating
his
race
.
I
therefore
take
the
liberty
of
especially
commending
his
request
to
govern
a
section
. With
sentiment
of
highest
consideration
,
Colonel
, for
you
personally
I
have the
honor
to be
Respectfully
,
J.M
.
Langston”
Geographic location
Murfreesboro (Tenn.)
Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record
Lowry, Samuel
Langston, J. M.
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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