[The full date does not appear on this letter, but I have another letter with the full date of Aug 8, 1875 which continues the topic of this correspondence.]Hartford. July 26
Dear Pop.
I have come across a lady who perhaps will fill your bill, if you can fill hers i.e if you do not more than fill it.
She is a parishioner of mine, and is at present teaching in one of our public schools. Her name is Elizabeth Welch. She is about 30 years of age - a graduate of Mt Holyoke - of good health - good abilities - considerable experience - and high Christian character. But she wants to know several things before she takes the matter into serious consideration - among the rest - what her duties are both as to instruction and government - what the pay is - what the extent of her responsibilities as to other teachers would be.
If you want to entertain her candidature, please inform me fully on these points, and all others that pertain to the case, and I will, if she consents, put you in communication with.
Yours aff.
J. H. Twichell[I am not sure who "Pop" is; Joseph Twichell's father died in 1863. My guess is that it was John Haskell Hewitt, a classmate (1859) at Yale University.]