[Petitions (Colored schools) 1929 - Philomont - request that a school be opened in Greggsville] · Edwin Washington Project

[Petitions (Colored schools) 1929 - Philomont - request that a school be opened in Greggsville]

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Philomont Va
Octo 4 1929
Dear Mr Emeric
I have went out and got the children name I do hop you will try to get us a school cause we shor do want one at Greggsville it is to far to send my children to school at Lincoln if you ofer the school please let me know
I hope to here from you soon the meeting over
Philomont Va
Mis Lucy Hunt
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We request that a school be ofered at Greegsville in 1929-30 and promise to send the children listed below to such school regularly. Mr E. M
Parents’ name / Children name / Ages
Millie Jackson / Heary Casken / 11
Kate Thornton / May July / 6
Lucy Hunt / Samme Smith / 11
Lucy Grooms / Landon / 13
Clarence Grooms / Josephine / 10
Ora Ramee / Carlen / 08
Jennie Ramee / Sam Bino / 11
May Parks / Albert Doves / 08
Martha Duggess / Mitt Romer / 18
Mr Teffneff / Rosie Park / 16
/ Ealmore Thorton / 13
/ Murless Douglass / 14
/ Helen Douglass / 14
/ Charles nao / 14

Title: [Petitions (Colored schools) 1929 - Philomont - request that a school be opened in Greggsville]
Description: This petition, dated 4 Oct 1929, requests that a Colored school be built at Greggsville and provides a list of parents and fourteen students who promise to regularly attend. Mis Lucy Hunt writes a personal plea that Lincoln is too far to send her children. A note in a separate hand written at the top of Miss Lucy's entreaty reads "Did not open."
Tag: letter, October, 1929, school, Greggsville, children, families, education, community, cooperation
Date: 1929-10-04
Creator: Loudoun County PatronsSee all items with this value
Place: Greggsville ColoredSee all items with this value; VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier: 1040850
Is Version Of: 1040850_2.5.A Yr 1929 Oct 4_Petition No 17 Philomont wants School at Greggsville.pdf
Is Part Of: Black Petitions
Format: PDF DocumentSee all items with this value
Source: This petition is labeled "2.5.A Petition C Greggsville - 1929 Philomont citizens Req that a school be opened in Greggsville in AY 29/30" in the 2.5.A Colored Petitions box in the Loudoun County Records Office
Publisher: Digitized by Edwin Washington ProjectSee all items with this value
Rights: Loudoun County Public SchoolsSee all items with this value
Language: English
Replaces: /Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest Two/EWS Special Projects/Lost_Letters Project/Ed Washington Folder/2.5A Colored Petitions/2.5.A Greggsville/2.5.A Yr 1929 Oct 4 Petition No 17 Philomont wants School at Greggsville.pdf
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Philomont Va
Octo 4 1929
Dear Mr Emeric
I have went out and got the children name I do hop you will try to get us a school cause we shor do want one at Greggsville it is to far to send my children to school at Lincoln if you ofer the school please let me know
I hope to here from you soon the meeting over
Philomont Va
Mis Lucy Hunt
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We request that a school be ofered at Greegsville in 1929-30 and promise to send the children listed below to such school regularly. Mr E. M
Parents’ name / Children name / Ages
Millie Jackson / Heary Casken / 11
Kate Thornton / May July / 6
Lucy Hunt / Samme Smith / 11
Lucy Grooms / Landon / 13
Clarence Grooms / Josephine / 10
Ora Ramee / Carlen / 08
Jennie Ramee / Sam Bino / 11
May Parks / Albert Doves / 08
Martha Duggess / Mitt Romer / 18
Mr Teffneff / Rosie Park / 16
/ Ealmore Thorton / 13
/ Murless Douglass / 14
/ Helen Douglass / 14
/ Charles nao / 14

Item sets: Black Petitions