Subject: Child rearing

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.

This is a newspaper clipping from the *New-York Mirror*, dated February 21, 1835, featuring an article by Mordecai Manuel Noah titled "Advice to Parents on How to Bring Up Children." The article is part of Volume XII, #34 of the newspaper and discusses fashionable parties, late hours, and child-rearing practices. Published in New York, New York.