Capwell, Franklin Wall, 1823-1889 (SC 3232)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

6-26-2018

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3232. Letter, 10 January 1845, of teacher Franklin W. Capwell to his parents in Wyoming County, New York. Writing from Mortonsville, Kentucky, he describes the circumstances of his decision to teach at a seminary there, listing his subjects and fees. He finds Southern women unsuitable for their lack of education, but declares that their wealth makes them good marriage prospects for other Northern men. He also comments on the reliance on slaves for ordinary labor, the defense of slavery by ministers, and the fear of slave uprisings among whites, who arm themselves with guns and knives and maintain patrols at night.

Disciplines

Education | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Capwell, Franklin Wall, 1823-1889 (SC 3232)" (2018). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4459.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4459