Baldwin, Clarissa, 1794-1847
Person
Biography
Clarissa Baldwin attended the Morris Academy from 1810-1, and boarded with Issac Ensign. Her diaries are the source for much of the day-to-day activity known about the Morris Academy.
Citation:
Strong, Barbara Nolen. The Morris Academy: Pioneer in Coeducation, 1790-1888. (Strong), 1976.Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Clarissa Baldwin Journal
00-2011-68-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-68-0
Scope and Contents
The Clarissa Baldwin Journal (2011-68-0) is a daily journal that Clarissa Baldwin maintained for an assignment while at the Morris Academy in 1810 through 1811. The journal focuses on the day-to-day activities such as attended classes, prayer, getting to and from school, the description of the weather, &tc. There are also two comments in the journal left by her teacher Rhoda Farnham. The one that might be of most interest, because it is the most extensive, is at the end of the journal....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1810-1811; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2011
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society