John M. Kirkpatrick and Rev. E.D. Saunders correspondence

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College of William and Mary
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John M. Kirkpatrick and Rev. E.D. Saunders correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder
Creator:
Barranger & Company, Inc.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John M. Kirkpatrick and Rev. E.D. Saunders correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

One letter from John M. Kirkpatrick to Rev. E.D. Saunders, written on February 10, 1845. Kirkpatrick, a resident of Farmville, Virginia, is inquiring about a teaching job in the math department at Rev. Saunders' school in Petersburg, Virginia. E.D. Saunders was the first President of the Petersburg Classical Institute, a first-class boys preparatory institute. Kirkpatrick would become a teacher at the school.

Biographical / historical:

Rev. E.D. Saunders was the first President of the Petersburg Classical Insistute in Petersburg, Virginia. John M. Kirkpatrick was an instructor at the school and a Graduate of Washington College.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Barranger and Company, Inc.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by file.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard