Franklin County: William Hayman to George W. Brewer, January 16,
1869
Summary:
William Hayman writes a short note to George W. Brewer concerning proposals for
redistricting. He concludes "I think that the Educational interests of the County would suffer
as much by these procedures as the Country does by disunion."
January 16th 1869
Quincy
George W Brewer Esquire
Dear
Sir
John R Smith Esquire who secured the signatures in the proposed New District will present you with the petition. I had no time to attend to it myself. I did not think it necessary to get signatures from the Township at large as the objections against division are embodied in the one in your [unclear: nosasation]. We intend building a New School House in Toms- Town to supply the increasing demand of Scholars. And perhaps in another year we will need one again at Mt Alto Let Quincy contribute her [unclear: Quota] [unclear: there]
Yours Truly
William Hayman
[illeg.] of Quincy
Township
Board
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Quincy Township
Dear Sir
I send you
the petitions of this Township against the 2nd District by Mr Logue, although they all did not sign themselves, yet they gave their
consent to have their names put down, with the exception of three, whose names their friends
gave as being favorable, viz John Miller, Henry Small, & Amos Mortin I procured the
names on the Mammoth one myself. Although the Secessionists have changed their program by making their District have a
. I still think their object as objectionable because it would establish precedents
for further divisons. Altodale & Mont Alto being at one end of
Township might put in a claim for . So might Grove Hill,
Pidgeon Hill Opossum Hill, Oak Hill & Rock Hill separated
by a creek from the rest of the Township leaving Pine Field Blue Rock
Tom Town, Polk & the Mountain to sustain themselves in a District which they cannot do, without great embarrassment. So
the Court might have trouble in other parts of the County. Fayetteville might wish to separate from Krune Orrstown from Southampton etc.. I think that the Educational interests of the County would
suffer as much by these procedures as the Country does by disunion. I find in business, we
should be very careful about establishing precedents I suppose we
have a right to pay expenses in this matter out of funds
Yours truley
William Hayman
of Quincy
School
Board
[illeg.]
