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Identifier	mus.m110.001
Title	Articles of Agreement; 1823
Description	Contract signed between private tutor William Westerman and representatives of twelve families in Warren County, Mississippi agreeing that Westerman will teach sixteen children of their children. The families include the Hyland, Rawls, and Gibson families, prominent in Warren County at the time. No information about Westerman has been located. Education in Mississippi in the early nineteenth century was limited to the children of affluent families, who sent their children to New Orleans or to Europe or who hired private tutors. Public education was first established in Warren County in 1845.
Creator	Westerman, William.
Date	1823
Coverage (time period)	1823
Subject	Westerman, William. Education--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 7.5" x 10" 1-page document.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Notes	A finding aid for this collection is available online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m110.htm
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M110 Westerman (William) Document.
Source	Small Collections: Processed, Box 3
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	507.317 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1524
Height	717
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color
File name	mus.m110.001.jpg