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Miscellaneous School Records of C. L. Drake — Demopolis

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Source catalog description

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The single volume of miscellaneous school records of C. L. Drake (a teacher), May 1866–October 1868 (194), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The volume contains a roll of students (May 1866–January 1868) that includes their names, ages, tuition paid, and days attended. There is also a school property account for the period September 1866–October 1868 that shows the service or item paid for and the amount. In addition, there are records of post and citizen bakeries and accounts (January to August 1864) kept by Capt. C. L. Drake (20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry) while serving at a post in Brownsville, Texas. Drake later served as subassistant commissioner of Demopolis in June 1868.

Collection
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
Archival grouping
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Field Offices / 4.5: Demopolis
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.5.6

Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872

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