Letter from Mary S. Pond in Selma, Alabama, to Alice M. Stiles in Southbury, Connecticut.
Mary S. Pond taught freed slaves in Selma, Alabama, possibly as a teacher with the American Missionary Association. In this letter to her friend she comments on her loneliness; her low salary and difficult teaching situation; and her general dislike of the area: "I do not like Ala. & the mo...
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Alabama documents Pond, Mary S.; Stiles, Alice M.; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Education--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Democratic Party (Ala.); Education--Alabama; Freed persons--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.) |
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Mary S. Pond taught freed slaves in Selma, Alabama, possibly as a teacher with the American Missionary Association. In this letter to her friend she comments on her loneliness; her low salary and difficult teaching situation; and her general dislike of the area: "I do not like Ala. & the more I see the less do I admire anything Southern." She also discusses Alabama's moral and political condition and the return of Democratic control in the South, saying that "things are retrograding morally and politically rather than progressing": "I venture another war will be ere long." A transcript of the letter is included. |
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Q0000014752 - Q0000014767Q14752 - Q14767Letter from Mary S. Pond in Selma, Alabama, to Alice M. Stiles in Southbury, Connecticut.Mary S. Pond taught freed slaves in Selma, Alabama, possibly as a teacher with the American Missionary Association. In this letter to her friend she comments on her loneliness; her low salary and difficult teaching situation; and her general dislike of the area: "I do not like Ala. & the more I see the less do I admire anything Southern." She also discusses Alabama's moral and political condition and the return of Democratic control in the South, saying that "things are retrograding morally and politically rather than progressing": "I venture another war will be ere long." A transcript of the letter is included.1871 December 311871-12-311870-1879Pond, Mary S.; Stiles, Alice M.; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Education--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Democratic Party (Ala.); Education--Alabama; Freed persons--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)TextCorrespondencePond, Mary S.Mary S. Pond letterSPR676v33764Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2564 |
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