Freedmen's Bureau Records: R. M. Manly to Amelia
Mead, November 16, 1869
Summary:
Manly authorizes the purchase of desks for Mead's school room and advises her on
where to acquire other supplies.
Amelia Mead Box 75 Staunton Virginia
November 16 1869
In reply to yours of the 11th I will say that I will pay the rent on the room you're obliged to rent and will also pay the cost of the desks you require. You may have them made and send me the bill - only use economy as to quality and number. I am sorry the schools are so poorly accomodated in [unclear: the matter] school room facilities, and should [illeg.] to aid the people in [unclear: creating] a school house: Provide the best accomodations you can in the way of rented rooms.
You can obtain a set of maps most cheaply and conveniently through Head Quarters of your Society in New York. Such articles are not for sale in any Virginia city.
Yours Truly
R.M. Manly
Superintendent of Education
