Scope and Content Note
This series consists of a circular, dated August 1, 1824, issued by Acting Superintendent of Common Schools J. V. N. Yates to the commissioners, inspectors, trustees, and teachers of common schools, and to the town clerks and district clerks of New York State. Town clerks were charged with providing an accurate account of the celebrations in each town to the acting superintendent of common schools. One side of the document provides instructions for establishing common school celebrations in each town, to be held in a church or public place of worship. The other side provides a rationale for holding these events in order to encourage "learning and the promotion of virtue."
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