Testimonial on Behalf of Miss Marsha Shearer's Moral Character and Ability to Teach Common School, Harrisburg, PA, 1854 cast silver ) With original red paint

) With original red paint still showing on the recessed "pages"

who I believe was a member of the Chase family of New England

and it’s really quite beautiful sitting on the desk or table

easily opened with a tiny flathead screwdriver

and this fan old Vornado fan is quite a rare model

Testimonial on Behalf of Miss Marsha Shearer's Moral Character and Ability to Teach Common School, Harrisburg, PA, 1854 cast silver ) With original red paintI was happy to find this manuscript letter, written in Harrisburg (then Harrisburgh) PA in 1854 on behalf of a Miss Marsha Shearer, attesting to her (most important) moral character, learning, and ability to instruct, such that she be granted a one year teaching appointment at the town's common school. Lead by Horace Mann, it was in the 1830s that the Common School movement took hold, advocating for (and leading to) the widespread creation of tax