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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/B/OMS/C A1 E5/65
TitleLetter from K. Macaulay to Z. Macaulay [copy]: 29 December 1815: Sierra Leone
Extent1 doc.
Date1815
DescriptionHe answers Macaulay's questions on education in Sierra Leone:
Sutherland was First Schoolmaster but has now gone home.
Hirst was Second and is employed as superintendent of the establishment for captured enslaved people at Hogbrook.
George Fox is now in charge of Sutherland's school and should prove of great use.
The only schoolmistress at present is Mrs Turner (wife of a sargeant in the corps) who keeps school for colonial girls. There is no-one to succeed the late Mrs Davies at the school for captured Black girls. Two of the women, Mrs Ackins and Sally Jones were turned out and now an old woman is in charge.
Sutherland's school is adequate for the dry season and is large enough. The girls' school consists of one large Mandingo house and outbuildings all used for residence. After Mrs. Davies replaced Mrs. Grant teaching was done in a house the Governor built on Davies' lot. Mrs. Turner keeps school in a room rented from Mr. Craig.
Sutherland's school has circa 150 day scholars and 60 night scholars. The girls' school has circa 100 pupils and Butscher has circa 40 at Leic. Mt. under the care of Mr. J-- the soldier. The great need is for more teachers and the Kleins might help.
Macaulay is impressed by MacCarthy's idea of dividing the Colony into parishes. He also thinks that one person should superintend all education and that this should be the chaplain. He in turn should have deputies. All schools in Freetown should be put under one schoolmaster and there be no division by class or race. The arrangement could be repeated beyond Granville and also above Cabinda. The same could also be instituted at Hogbrook with a resident schoolmaster.
Access StatusOpen
Physical DescriptionE5-8: The numbers are all original numbers with minor amendments.
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