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Matilda A. Harris letter to Martha Schofield

Description:

Matilda A. Harris (b.1855) was one of Martha Schofield's students. Says she enjoys reading the periodicals she receives in the mail and asks Schofield to have more sent to her. Discusses her schooling under a white man named Francis Timmons. Briefly discusses family/friends and asks how Schofield is doing at the Schofield School.

Date:

1876-02-22

Collection:

Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

Title:

Matilda A. Harris letter to Martha Schofield

Description:

Matilda A. Harris (b.1855) was one of Martha Schofield's students. Expresses her love for Schofield, praising her kindness and good advice. Mentions writing to someone named Mr. Warren. Wishes she could continue her education with Schofield. References the periodicals Schofield bought her a subscription to. Discusses teaching bible study, her work as a manual laborer on a farm, and the possibility of getting married. Asks Schofield and teacher William T. Rodenbach to write a speech for herself and one of the boys at her school.

Date:

1876-05-29

Collection:

Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

Title:

Sophia Dickerson letter to Martha Schofield

Description:

Sophia Dickerson was a former student of Schofield's who transferred to the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia. Reminisces about her time at Schofield's school in Aiken and talks about her life at the Hampton Institute.

Date:

1873-11-29

Collection:

Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College