Letterbook, 1870 Mar-Dec.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letterbook, 1870 Mar-Dec.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122640841

Letterbook, covering the period from March 3 to December 1, 1870, containing copies of outgoing letters written while Yoder was administrator of the Freedmen's Bureau schools in the Lynchburg, Virginia area. Topics covered include teacher recommendations and salaries, monthly teachers' report, maintenance of the schools, disbursement of funds and concerns relating to the general operation of the schools.

1 v. (165 leaves).

Library of Virginia

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6801196

Library of Virginia

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dv5fmh (corporateBody)

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

Yoder, Jacob E. (Jacob Eschbach), 1838-1905

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xk8crh (person)

A Pennsylvanian, Yoder taught elementary school subjects under the auspices of the Freedmen's Bureau. From the description of Diaries, 1861-1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409739 Born on 22 February 1838 near Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Teacher with the Pennsylvania Freemen's Relief Association in Lynchburg, Virginia; supervisor of Lynchburg's black schools. Died in Lynchburg on 15 April 1905. From the description of Letterbook, 1870 M...