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The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Baltimore, Maryland, Letter, Ms1991-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Baltimore, Maryland, Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archvies in 1991.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Baltimore, Maryland, Letter commenced and was completed in October, 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a letter written by "N. R. W." in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 7, 1860, and addressed to Dr. Charles H. Moore in Louisiana. The writer asks about Moore's experiences as a teacher in Lousiana and expresses interest in securing a position as a teacher in a wealthy Southern household: "Can you not write me word that you have recommended me to a wealthy planter who wants the nicest of all possible tutors, a man for the times, devoted to Southern interests, a model for ingenious youth, one who is capable of making himself elegantly useful in the parlor at chess or whist, and who never, through a long life, has been even suspected of intriguing with the housemaids." The writer continues by stating that "as the sunny [South] is ... exerting herself to get rid of her Yankee schoolmasters as well as her free negroes, there is perhaps a better chance than formerly for a decayed Maryland gentleman to provide for himself by taking up what a few who must have been cracked called the 'delightful task' of teaching." The writer concludes by sharing news of mutual acquaintances and requesting that they exchange letters on theological subjects. The letter is accompanied by a stamped envelope, addressed to Moore in care of James M. Gill, St. Joseph's (Tensas Parish), Louisiana.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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