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Collection Reference Number GLC08934.008
From Archive Folder Aurelia Hale letters 
Title Aurelia Hale to Sarah Woodbridge regarding the school she teaches at
Date 29 December 1822
Author Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798)  
Recipient Woodbridge, Sarah  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Letter to her mother in which she speaks at length about the school she teaches, including about a recent school vacation during which she spent two weeks at the beach and an upcoming examination. She also speaks about her many social engagements and her experience with the boarding house she is staying at.
Subjects Woman Author  Women's History  Travel  African American History  Slavery  Latin and South America  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  
People Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798)  Woodbridge, Sarah (fl. 1822-1823)  
Place written Washington, Georgia
Theme Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Education
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Aurelia Hale was born in Glastonbury, in Hartford, Connecticut sometime before 20 December 1798.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859