Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Benjamin Franklin Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, June 17, 1908

Education--Esmont school | Education--other | Place--Petersburg, VA | Work and employment

B.F. Yancey, writing from Richmond (Ford's Hotel), thanks his wife for financial business she has conducted for him and discusses problems he is having with the Jeane Fund and with obtaining money from patrons for the upcoming school year. He requests that his wife, Harriet, not speak of his problems with the patrons, that instead he will wait and see how things play out when he returns in the fall.

Ford's Hotel
Facing Capitol Square & City Hall
H. Shelton Dicken, Proprietor
Ford's Hotel Located at 11th Broad and Capitol Sts.
The Most Beautiful Part of the City

To: Mrs. B.F. Yancey
Esmont, Virginia
From: Ford's Hotel
Facing Capitol Square & City Hall
Richmond, VA
M. Shelton Dicken, Proprietor
Postmark: JUN 17, 1908
Richmond, VA
8 PM
JUN 18, 1908
Esmont, VA
AM

June 17, 1908

Dear Wife & C.,

Your letter came safe enclosed I found Receipts for check In reply I shall signed receipts & return to Mr. H.B.F. today in regards to check- I wrote to Mr. Walker Concerning the check-It is mine to do as I wish- for The explanation was That I had work for the extension & improvement of the Esmont School- That the Jean Fund was for Teachers only & that every Term If I apply in time the amt the School Board pays the Jean Fund would pay providing the Teacher raise the ?Astal? ?Amory?

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Patrons- So I went before Board of Directors of Jean Fund and so the amt has been sent me at my dispocial My assistant name Was not mention so there is nothing to that The only thing for me to do is to teach out that amt - This coming term and if the Patrons donot pay for an additional month They (Patrons) are the loser I told them the condition of the Jean Fund last Spring But they were too afraid I would reap a benefit from what they had saved in Educational Board Now I donot believe they are going to do anything to improvement

(page 3)

of the School- The School Board meet the 1st of July for appointment of teachers & placing money for repairs & etc I wrote Mr. Jeffries how to meet the Board- If I was able I would come home & meet the Board & attend to business-

I shall use this money as I want. You can sign my name & cash check- You can get Mr. Payne to cash it for you

I hope Dollie is not in [missing text] My love & kisses for you & c.

I will write you again Sat. I am glad ?Emmett? passed hope he will go to Hampton

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See him or Mr. Mosby & encourage them to send him. Keep this busness to yourself I shall see how they talk in Fall.

I shall write Mr. Walker I want to see him when he goes to Summer Normal at Petersburg If nothing happens I want to come home on short stay in July- last part or 1st of August if I am here in City that long-

You must write to grandma I had a dream about her-

by by from your devoted H.
Frank

Have you gotten the $1.00 sent yesterday.

Published by: Virginia Center for Digital History

Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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