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- GLC#
- GLC06376
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- August 1863
- Author/Creator
- Walker, T.A., fl. 1863-1865
- Title
- [Teacher's payroll for African American schools in Memphis, Tennessee]
- Place Written
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Signed by Walker, Captain of the 63rd U.S. Colored Infantry and Superintendent of the Freedmen, District of West Tennessee. Lists the amount of pay received by 14 teachers of African American schools in Memphis, Tennessee, 22 July 1863- 24 August 1863. Signed by A. E. Matson, S. A. Sprague, J. B. Johnston, F. A. Kiddoo, William Bailey, P. W. Bailey, S. A. Bailey, S. G. Bailey, T. N. Stewart, R. M. Stewart, S. E. Vaughn, L. F. Randolph, E. Randolph, and G. A. Graham, all teachers in Memphis. Rates of pay for the month range from $20-$29.95.
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