I
found this little jewel while searching for the Compiled Service
Records for Georgia Soldiers. Yes I know it has nothing to do with
those men, but I did find it interesting and thought you might also.
This
is from the Anti Slavery Alphabet, a small book intended to teach
children the ABC's while informing them about slavery. It was written
by Hannah and Mary Townsend of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
presented by them to the Female Anti Slavery Society of that city, to
be used at a fund raising fair in December 1846.
Frankly,
I can not comment much on this little work as I do not know enough
about the abolition movement to make an informative post. I will say
that as an educational device, it seems to be more advanced than a
typical child of 5 or 6 could comprehend while trying to learn their
letters. It is not written like the kindergarten or first grade
spellers I remember. It goes way beyond A is for Apple and B is for
Bird. The rest of the book can be found at the Mississippi Department
of Archives & History at the link below.
This
will take you straight to the book, but Adobe Flash v 10 player is
recommended to view it. The following link will take you to the
digital archives offered by the MDA&H.
The
MDA&H also has on line Confederate pension records available for
Mississippians as well as old photo collections and other documents.
It offers the estate papers of Jefferson F. Davis, his last will and
testament is written in his own hand.
The
Mississippi archive website is one of the better ones I have
encountered. It is easy to navigate and has a good selection of
digitized material.
Now,
where are those Georgians?
The
Picket
No comments:
Post a Comment