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Letter from B. Mordecai to Isaac Leeser Requesting a Character Reference for Esther Davidson, Charleston, South Carolina, November 28, 1858

Printed broadside letter dated November 28, 1858, from B. Mordecai of Charleston, South Carolina, to Isaac Leeser. Mordecai requests a character reference for Esther Davidson, who has applied for a position as governess to his four children and companion to his wife. Davidson's qualifications include teaching French, art, music, and English, and cultivating a moral sense in the children. This is the only correspondence in the collection requesting a background check in printed form.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Mordecai, B.
LEESER, ISAAC / MORDECAI, B.

Geography

Charleston

Subjects

Governesses
Child rearing

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 2