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Select School Ledger

James Griffing attended college on a scholarship, but he had to pay for his own room and board. To meet these expenses, he often took employment as a teacher of Select Schools. The image below is from James' journal in which he notes some of the families living in or near the town of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania who had children attending his private school and the fees that were collected for his services.

Page from Ledger kept by James S. Griffing while teaching Select Schools during his college days. Click on image to enlarge.

Among the families appearing in the ledger who resided in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Peensylvania:

Avery (Cyrus)
Ace
Kelly
Bardwell
Mapes
Fitzgerald
Goodwin
Slocum
Ross
Bolton
Conklin
Wright
Miller