MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE

THE COLUMBIA FEMALE INSTITUTE 1840 DIPLOMA OF MARY LAVINIA MOODY

Above is an image of the Diploma of Mary Lavinia Moody, b. 1823, Franklin County Alabama. Mary graduated 1840 at Columbia Institute. The original is a 8 X 14 and is in the possession of Richard Lake of New Orleans, Louisiana. See the biography of Mary Moody in the biography section [WA 6/27/02]

Intrepretation of the above Diploma: Be it known to these present that Miss Mary Lavinia Moody pupil of the Columbia Female Institute having sustained her examination in a satisfactory manner, the trustees on the recommendation of the Visitor and Rector have granted to her this testimonial of her approved scholarship, and of her amiable and correct moral deportment. Columbia Tenn. July 3, 1840 Leonidas Polk; ___ ___ ___? S. D. Frierson; James H. Otey, Visitor; F. G. Smith, Rector; __ ? Mullen, Committee & Examination; James Walker, Trustee; William Thomas Leach?/(French?), Committee & Examination; M? D. Cooper, Trustee; M? L. Forbes, Committee & Examination; Evan Young, Trustee; J. Thomas Wheat?, Committee & Examination; Lucius J. Polk, Trustee; Joseph Sherman, Committee & Exam; Will? J. Polk, Trustee; George Woods.

Note: Leonidas Polk was the Founding 1st President), James H. Otey, Visitor was the Bishop of Tennessee, F. G. Smith, Rector, served from 1838 to 1852 [WA 6/25/2002], (Attempted Extraction by W. Austin 6/25/2002. If anyone can read all the signer's names above we would like to hear from you so that corrections may be made.

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