Women Education / 1874 Handwritten Letter from Principal of Vermont Methodist

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1874 Handwritten Letter from Principal of Vermont Methodist Female College
Author:
[Women Education], 19th c.
Title:
1874 Handwritten Letter from Principal of Vermont Methodist Female College
Description:
ALS : Autograph Letter Signed
[19th c. Education] Handwritten letter from Principal of Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College in Montpelier, VT. July 18, 1874. On official letterhead for the Seminary. 4 pages. 8 x 5 inches. Principal of the school, J.C.W. Coxe writes to a colleague in shock over his sudden dismissal. Stating in part: "I cherish very pleasant memories of your kindness in the past, and trust that nothing may grow out of this matter to mar our friendship..I regard the action of the Committee as neither just, kind, nor courteous...Up to the meeting of the Comm. In May, I had never received any intimation that the Comm. or the patrons of the school were dissatisfied with my administration...I had been repeatedly assured that the Comm. Neither desired nor designed any change...until your dec. waited on me with a notice that my services were no longer required...I should have estimated it a relief to have retired from the school, but to my suggestion to that effect, many of my brothers said "No!" At that time I could have easily adjusted my affairs to a change, and retired with no discredit, secured work elsewhere, and been unembarrassed by any such difficulties as now beset my way." Despite his overall frustration with the situation, Coxe writes,"I have no other wish than for the prosperity of the school..." This was a period of changes for the institution which was founded earlier as Newbury Seminary; in 1868 it expanded as Vermont Conference Seminary and Female College in 1868, and just three years later in 1871 it was again renamed Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College. At this time, educational opportunities for women were expanding as more women began working in field of teaching and education. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history.
Seller ID:
17096
Subject:
Autographs, Letters and Archives, Education, Women History, Women's Education
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