Freedmen's Bureau Records: Roswell Waldo to E.
James, October 20, 1868
Summary:
Waldo notifies a Miss E. James, a teacher in Harrisonburg, that he is sending her
the articles she requested.
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
4th Division 9 Sub-District
Staunton, Virginia
Miss E. James
Harrisonburg, Virginia
October 20, 1868
Staunton, Virginia
Your letter of the 17[unclear: th instant ] is received - The articles referred to [unclear: therein have] been received and receipted for by me [unclear: as in] good condition, & have made arrangements with Mr. Stanley of this place to transfer them to Harrisonburg by wagon arriving in that place probably sometime tomorrow or next day. The expense of transportation from this place to Harrisonburg will be $2 00
Have not heard from Mr. Scott. Captain McDonnell of Winchester [unclear: wrote me] today that Mr. Brackett Superintendent of Schools in the Valley would perhaps send teachers if more had already arrived.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Roswell Waldo
Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner
