Tennessee Superintendent of Public Instruction correspondence, 1867-1869.

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Tennessee Superintendent of Public Instruction correspondence, 1867-1869.

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Letters received by John Eaton during his term as head of Tennessee's public education system. Most letters were written by the various county superintendents reporting on the progress of post-war reorganization of their school systems. The reports include information on the number of students in each county grouped by gender and race. Some letters are from educators in other states interested in Eaton's ideas on school system reorganization.

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Eaton, John, 1829-1906

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A New Hampshire native, Colonel Eaton was the General Superintendent of Freedmen for Mississippi, Arkansas, West Tennessee and Northern Louisiana from 1862 - 1865. Eaton served with the 9th Regiment Louisiana Infantry (African Descent) and recruited men for the 7th Regiment Louisiana Infantry (African Descent). From the description of John Eaton letter, 1864 Jan. 30. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 265753858 Union Army chaplain; Tennessee Superintendent of ...

Tennessee. Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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