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1871 October 17 . C[hristopher] R[hinelander] Robert ALS to W[illiam] Bosson; New York.

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Abstract:
Regrets not meeting at Lookout Mountain; he hadn't realized William Bosson (1806-1887) was going to be there and would have enjoyed speaking with him. Responds to Bosson's letter and comments on "the state of education at the South." Bosson confirmed for him that education in the South was neglected during the Civil War. Not optimistic about changes being made towards "mental improvement of themselves or others" with the current generation. Connects education to intelligent voting. Suggests that Southerners should look to the North to see how education can be used to appreciate the value of land. Public schools. Waiting to hear about the [Jacob?] Erwin suit. "I have often thought that one of the greatest evils of Slavery, was that it caused everything to be done superficially, and as I judge, in nothing was this more Conspicuous than in education..." On "Robert College of Constantinople" illustrated stationery. A manuscript note by William Bosson states that Robert, "unaided," bought Hospital buildings on Lookout Mountain in 1866 and converted them into a High School, "as his letter explains."
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