Tanner School Contract (April 1866); Rapides, Louisiana Org. Submitter: Teri Welch Converted to text by: Jo Branch Date: 28 Jun 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Contract entered into between Linn Tanner of the first part; and citizens of Cedar Grove district fo the purpose of education. I Linn Tanner agree to devote my time and abilities as an instructor of the children of the subscribers, teaching not less than five hours per day Saturdays and Sundays excepted, and to decuct from salary to be me each day the school may not be in session by any neglect or derelectiion on my part. And it is hereby undersood and agreed that the patrons of the school will make up a school of at least fifteen pupils at the rate of two dollars each per month for each pupil payable on the 1st day of October 1886. The school so organized to continue until a public school is organized. I, A. C. Welch, agree to send 2 pupils for whole term. I, J. D. Worsham, agree to send 2 pupils for whole term.