Testimonial on Behalf of Miss Marsha Shearer's Moral Character and Ability to Teach Common School, Harrisburg, PA, 1854 \snake But sometimes I can't resist

But sometimes I can't resist

though I’ve never really been able to figure out how widely these were made and used outside of those affiliations

this is a prime example--a bit of a mystery

which would be good hung straight down to sway a bit in the breeze or with a little push

William Chesterman (1837–1930)

Testimonial on Behalf of Miss Marsha Shearer's Moral Character and Ability to Teach Common School, Harrisburg, PA, 1854 \snake But sometimes I can't resistI was happy to find this manuscript letter, written in Harrisburg (then Harrisburgh) PA in 1854 on behalf of a Miss Marsha Shearer, attesting to her (most important) moral character, learning, and ability to instruct, such that she be granted a one year teaching appointment at the town's common school. Lead by Horace Mann, it was in the 1830s that the Common School movement took hold, advocating for (and leading to) the widespread creation of tax