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Letter of recommendation, 1815

 File — Box: Special Collections Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 6, Folder: 1

Collection Overview

From the Collection:

The collection includes a letter of recommendation from Dr. Auld, late principal of the Edisto Island Academy, dated March 10, 1815, from Rev. A.P. Thayer of the Classics Department of Edisto Island Academy. In this letter, Auld mentions that Thayer kept the school open during "the recent war" (the War of 1812). There is a copy of Auld's genealogy prepared by Earnest Malcom Auld in 1963. Also included is a copy of McDonald L. Burbedge's "Isaac Auld, A Founding Father of the Supreme Council, thirty-third degree."

Dates

  • Creation: 1815

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 folders

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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