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Box 8

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Dr. Ayer appointment to Atlanta by the American Missionary Association, 1866 September 1

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and contents From the Collection: This series contains records which represent the work of Frederick Ayer as local superintendent and financial agent appointed by the American Missionary Association to establish schools for the freedmen in Atlanta. The correspondence includes Ayer's description of the condition of the newly freed slaves upon his arrival in Atlanta, letters to E.M. Cravath, secretary of the Middle West Department of the American Missionary Association and later president of Fisk University. The financial...
Dates: 1866 September 1