Letter to John Lyle Campbell, 1858

Containers:

Box 2, Folder 10B

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Written from Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards the Lexington Colored Sabbath School.

Language:

English

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Lexington, Va.

Dear Sir,

The system of reward you are acquainted with, and the premiums so far have been near a dozen Testaments and one Bible. The day of their presentation is the first Sabbath of each month. Several scholars are studying the shorter catechism at the present time. Each teacher keeps a class book in which is noted each scholar's department in school. The lesson should be taught one Sabbath, with a view to examination & mark on the next. Each teacher at the close of the month give me a circular (blanks having been furnished) exhibiting for each scholar the manner in which the lesson has been prepared, the conduct in school, no. of lates, absences. From these circulars, I make a monthly entry in the record book, which contains not only the no. of lates & absences, but also the names of the teachers, scholars, owners, persons with whom the scholars are living, the lates & absences of teachers, and a weekly record of the proceedings of the school. By reference to the record book, I find 91 to be the no. of scholars there reported.

Praying that the S. school convention may be a great blessing to the cause & to yourself I remain your attached friend.

T. J. Jackson

Subjects:

Lexington (Va.)—History
Correspondence

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