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- Reward of Merit Given to Sarah White by Her Teacher, Alexander McGuffey, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1833 - This is a handmade reward of merit given by a notable teacher. Alexander McGuffey was the younger brother of William Holmes McGuffey, originator of the McGuffey Readers textbook series and he himself the writer of the Fifth and Sixth Readers. In 1833, Alexander was the 17-year-old teacher of ten-year-old Sarah White at Harmony School in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- October 28, 1833
- Collections - Artifact
Reward of Merit Given to Sarah White by Her Teacher, Alexander McGuffey, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1833
This is a handmade reward of merit given by a notable teacher. Alexander McGuffey was the younger brother of William Holmes McGuffey, originator of the McGuffey Readers textbook series and he himself the writer of the Fifth and Sixth Readers. In 1833, Alexander was the 17-year-old teacher of ten-year-old Sarah White at Harmony School in Washington County, Pennsylvania.