AUGUSTUS WASHINGTON
In the autumn of 1844, Augustus Washington left Dartmouth College and traveled to Hartford, Connecticut to take charge of one of that city's two schools for black students. Despite a meager salary, he succeeded in paying off his college debts and looked forward to one day resuming his own studies. But by the close of 1846, Washington had returned not to Dartmouth but to the practice of daguerreotypy.
In the autumn of 1844, Augustus Washington left Dartmouth College and traveled to Hartford, Connecticut to take charge of one of that city's two schools for black students. Despite a meager salary, he succeeded in paying off his college debts and looked forward to one day resuming his own studies. But by the close of 1846, Washington had returned not to Dartmouth but to the practice of daguerreotypy.
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