Letters to Annie Pease, 1878

File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Identifier: id28011

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Scope and Contents

Written from various friends in Cumberland Mills, Cornish, Portland, Camden, and South Paris, Maine; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts to Annie in Bangor 14 January- 29 December 1878 The girls continue to inquire about events in each other’s lives. There is much talk about school with its classes of Latin, German, math, geology, and astronomy. Some of the girls, like Katie, are also acting as teachers while others like Hattie and Ella have taken jobs working in local shops and at the milliner. Aunt Griswold writes to Annie about her charity work in Georgia teaching lower class women to read and write. Katie discusses teaching with Annie and wonders about living off of a wage of $8.50 per week; she also reports that Miss Wilson wants to open a school for language in Bangor.

Dates

Creation: 1878

Creator

From the Collection: Pease, Nellie, fl. 1869-1888 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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