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Summerville Institute

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Biography

A secondary school in Mississippi 1845 - 1876.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Gabriel James Rains to Robert E. Lee, 1866-07-24

 Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 0000003982], Folder: 83
Scope and Contents

Gabriel James Rains wishes to leave Summerville Institute to teach at Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.). Rains mistakenly suggests that Lee is presiding over V.M.I. rather than Washington College.

Dates: 1866-07-24