Abstract
In 1831 Bostonian parent Moses Jaquith formally accused his son's teacher, Mayhew Grammar Schoolmaster William Clough, of inhuman cruelty.* Clough had severely whipped Jaquith's son when the latter had been unable to pronounce a word because of a speech impediment. Several other parents also charged Clough with cruelty. In a November 8, 1831 letter to the Boston Gazette, one of these parents accused Clough of severely whipping his son for a trifling offense. Angered by such abusive discipline, four hundred Boston citizens petitioned the local school committee to dismiss Clough. Although the school committee supported Clough, the petitioners were not discouraged. Jaquith noted that several of the school committee members had already been defeated in their bid for reelection.'
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