Daniel Staniford memoranda, 1782-

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Daniel Staniford memoranda, 1782-

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Memoranda written by Boston school teacher and text-book author Daniel Staniford with entries relating to the first twenty-six years of his life. Recollections include his youth in Ipswich, Mass., attending school, interest in learning, and preparation for college. Staniford's entries while at Harvard College include studying, membership in the college singing club, social engagments, school breaks at home in Ipswich, and general observations on college life. After graduating in 1790, Staniford had a brief stint in Amherst, Mass. where he met his future wife, Lydia Shepherd, then was employed as a tutor at Harvard College, before taking over the West Boston School in Boston, Mass.

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