Edmonia Highgate to Rev. George Whipple, Jan. 18, [1864]
- Title
- Edmonia Highgate to Rev. George Whipple, Jan. 18, [1864]
- Date
- 01-00-1864
- Creator
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Edmonia Highgate
- Description
- Edmonia Highgate writes from Binghamton, N.Y. to Rev. George Whipple of the A.M.A., announcing her desire to apply to by sent the the South or southwest as a missionary. She has worked as a teacher for two years. She describes herself as strong and healthy, and willing to resign her present teaching position as soon as the opportunity to go south presents itself.
- Related Financial Supporters
- American Missionary Association
- Transcript
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Binghamton Jan. 186[4]
Rev. George Whipple
Dear Sir,
I write to make an application to go South or Southwest as missionary- I have been engaged as teacher for two years and a half among my own people in what might well be called missionary fields of labor[.] I am about twenty years of age and strong and healthy- I know just what self denial, self discipline and domestic qualifications are needed for the work and modestly trust that with God’s help I could labor advantageously in that field for my newly freed brethren- If you wish references, I give you the names of Richard Mater of this place, brother in law of Mr Whiting also, Rev. S. J. May of Syracuse- I am engaged at present as teacher here but I will resign as soon as an opportunity to go south presents itself. Please answer at your earliest convenience and oblige,
Yours for Christ’s poor-
Edmonia G. Highgate
Box 504.
Part of Edmonia Highgate to Rev. George Whipple, Jan. 18, [1864]