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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc . 36 . battle of Port Royal , S. C. Fought November 7 , 1861 . (search)
Historic leaves, volume 3, April, 1904 - January, 1905, Charlestown schools within the peninsula Revolutionary period (search)
Charlestown schools after 1793 By Frank Mortimer Hawes
(Continued.)
Since our reference to Samuel Holbrook, schoolmaster of Charlestown (Vol.
III., p. 68) an interesting article has appeared in the New England Genealogical Register, Vol. 58, p. 308, which informs us that he was born in Boston, 1729, the son of Abiah and Mary (Needham) Holbrook.
His eldest brother, Abiah, Jr., was a distinguished schoolmaster of Boston, from 1741 to his death in 1768 or 1769.
Samuel began to teach in ained that Master Holbbrook had given his son an unreasonable correction, but apparently no action was taken.
In 1776 Mr. Holbrook received an extra £ 80 on account of the high cost of living, and in 1777 he was allowed £ 100 for the same reason.
He seems to have continued his work in Boston until 1782.
The Memorial History of Boston says: Samuel Holbrook, the schoolmaster, was Town Clerk of Charlestown, 1783.
There must be some mistake in the date of his death, July 24, 1784, as the Char
The Daily Dispatch: November 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Sabbath Discourse. (search)