Freedmen's Bureau Records: H. H. Peck to [Thomas
P. Jackson], [April 1867]
Summary:
Peck, the Overseer of the Poor, submits a list of poor whites needing
assistance, and makes a comment about the number of freedmen attending
schools in Staunton.
List of Poor White Persons in Staunton Virginia needing aid.
Mrs. Sleighton, 4 children
Mrs. McMullen, 2 children
Mrs. Stanton,
1 child
Stoddard, 5 children
The Husband of the latter Mrs. S. is in the last stage of Pulmonary consumption is unable to work. He is a very industrious man & has shortened his days by compulsory labor & exposure to feed his family.
Mrs. Platt
Mrs. Addison Fisher 6 children
Mrs. S. A. Betsy Bailey
[unclear: Lea] Mrs. David Peer
Miss Millie Newcomb
Mrs.
Whitesel 6 children
Mrs. Amanda Atkins widow 3 children Middlebrook. Husband died in South Carolina
Mrs. Catherine Teagle,
Staunton Va. widow 7 years
Mrs. Margaret
Fox, [unclear: Gallowstown] applies for help for William Ham 4
years old son of John Ham (died up north [deleted: ]
[illeg.] Refer to Mr. [unclear: Dews] -- Mother died during
the war.
Char. H. Saupe, late barber in [illeg.]
[illeg.] cut in the hand & in great distress. Lives in
Staunton, Va. -- New Street
Leaving out Richmond & Petersburg & Alexandria & by statistics Staunton has more Freedmen attending school than any town in Virginia. Lynchburg 408, Fredericksburg 280, Charlottesville 280, Winchester 239, Yorktown 324 & Staunton 493.
Richmond with a population of 60,000 has 5000 at school. Whilst Staunton with a population of 3,500 hundred has a [illeg.] 500 at school -- One every 6, Richmond one every 24 persons.
Captain H. H. Peck, Overseer Poor
