Daily life and Legal Tender

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Title

Daily life and Legal Tender

Subject

A Glimpse into the Life of the Academy

Description

Here we see a list of the school's subscribers and a few artifacts of what daily life was like in Sainte Geneviève.

Despite the unanimous agreement on so many important steps such as building style, choice of builder,school charter, even basic curricula, there were many setbacks to finishing the actual building. In 1809, a small pox outbreak ravaged the town, delaying the Academy's opening and due to ongoing economic challenges of the new agricultural settlement, some subscribers were not always steady in their promise to pay their donations for the school each year.

In August 30, 1809, the Trustees authorized the town collector to file suit against subscribers who had not made full payment. The list of subscribers may be noted above in the ledger.

Date

2019-1-18

Files

Daily life and Legal Tender

Citation

“Daily life and Legal Tender,” Manhattan College Omeka , accessed November 22, 2024, https://omeka-pilot.manhattan.edu/items/show/215.