Title	James Thompson to Rev. E. M. Cravath, September 1, 1868
Record type	Correspondence
Creator	Thompson, James
Date of creation	1868-09-01
Series	Records of Superintendents of Education M1000
Description	James Thompson writes in regards to transportation for teachers.
Additional notes	Series M1000, Reel 1, [Frames 829-830]
Excerpt from record	"September 1, 1868 Rev. E. M. Cravath Secretary of the A.M.A and W.F.A.C. Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sir: Your letter of the 29th [illegible] came today. It is probable that quite a number of teachers will be required in this state, and I am please to know that you can supply them. Mr. W.L. Copeland of Oberlin, has been employed to teach at Smyrna, Tenn. We have some difficulty in processing 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 salaries will be paid by the Bureau) 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.) Smyrna (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Thompson, James, Copeland, W.L. Cravath, E.M. American Missionary Association Western Freedmen's Aid Commission
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. 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