Letters from John Duncan to Mississippi State Representative Lock E. Houston and Mississippi State Senator William Yerger; February 1865

Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Two letters from John Duncan, a trustee of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi. The first letter, dated February 20, 1865 and addressed to Lock E. Houston, speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, contains information from a report from the school's superintendent and a memorial from the board of trustees. The second letter, dated February 23, 1865 and addressed to William Yerger, president of the Mississippi Senate, contains Duncan's personal opinion on the state of the school and his doubts about keeping the school open.

Creator

Duncan, John

Robinson, John W.

Date

February 20, 1865

February 23, 1865

Subject

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877

Confederate States of America--Economic conditions

Institution for the Instruction of the Blind (Miss.)

Mississippi. Governor

Mississippi. Legislature

Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives

Mississippi. Legislature. Senate

People with disabilities

School superintendents

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Yerger, William, 1816-1872

Mississippi County

Hinds County (Miss.)

Lowndes County (Miss.)

Repository

Item housed at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Collection

Clark Series 768

Box/Folder

Clark Series 768: Box 953, Folder 3

Format

Digital reproduction of a 8" x 12.5" 7-page document.

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Rights

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES

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