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Stephen Pearl Andrews autobiography, circa 1862

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Typed transcript of Stephen Pearl Andrews’s autobiography covering his life from the 1810s until 1835. The autobiography includes details about his family members and childhood in Templeton (Massachusetts) and Hinsdale (New Hampshire). In 1830, he moved to Jackson (Louisiana) where he describes working at the Jackson Female Seminary, an institution founded by his brother and sister-in- law. During the fall of 1831, Andrews worked as a tutor of Latin at the College of Louisiana (Jackson,La.); pages 157-160 describe student life and members of the faculty. In late 1831, he moved to Clinton (Louisiana) where he assisted his brother’s law practice. The autobiography also contains details about Andrews’s abolitionist and anti-slavery views.

Dates

  • circa 1862

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

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