As His Son Enters School in Boston, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pays a Bill From the School and Is Pleased With Reports That the Boy Is Doing Well
“I am happy to hear such good account of him. My impression is that he would do well to enter sophomore if he could do it without too great a strain on him”
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After early education in Cambridge, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s sons Charles and Ernest attended Thomas Bradford School, a private boys school in Boston, in 1857. Their weekly reports were good, with one Latin note exclaiming “Quam optime Baeclare!” (How very bright!).
The following letter clearly relates to the boys’ entry into the Bradford...
After early education in Cambridge, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s sons Charles and Ernest attended Thomas Bradford School, a private boys school in Boston, in 1857. Their weekly reports were good, with one Latin note exclaiming “Quam optime Baeclare!” (How very bright!).
The following letter clearly relates to the boys’ entry into the Bradford School and may be for the payment of tuition. In any case, Longfellow shows that he was proud that one of his sons (probably Charlie) was so highly thought of, and suggests that he enter as a sophomore. Autograph letter signed, Cambridge, March 4, 1857. “Enclosed is a check for $98.42. Harry’s bill just received. I am happy to hear such good account of him. My impression is that he would do well to enter sophomore if he could do it without too great a strain on him. In this, however, I defer to your better judgment. With my compliments to Mr. Hoffman, I remain…Henry W. Longfellow.”
An interesting letter showing Longfellow as a father, attending to his children’s education.
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