The Hart Farm School : statement of account between the United States and the Hart Farm School for the support and maintenance of certain Government wards
Summary
The Hart Farm School housed dependent African American boys. This "statement" contains the legal provisions of care for the boys as provided by Congress via the District Government. Of special interest is a discussion of financial crisis caused when one of the wards set fire to the farm's barns, together with Congressional discussion of segregated facilities in Washington, D.C.
"Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed."
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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Date
01/01/1903
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain