Canajoharie Library & Art Gallery

74.4 Letter from Susan B. Anthony. Paper, manuscript. 30.5 x 44.5 cm. Dated 1846.

In 1846, Susan B. Anthony was required to accept a teaching position at the Canajoharie Academy to assist her family then suffering from financial setbacks. She was offered a position as superintendent of the Female Department by the local school board, of which her uncle, Joshua Reed was one of three members. This letter is her formal acceptance of the offer. Anthony continued to teach in Canajoharie until the Summer of 1847.