Some schools may hang on to textbooks or other learning materials well past their shelf life. However, it looks like a fourth-grade teacher at a school in Peabody, Mass., has just stumbled upon a document that's not even from the same century.
Michelle Eugenio discovered a yellowed piece of linen paper protected by a plastic casing. The paper turned out to be a receipt for the payment of debt by Jonathan Bates, a soldier who fought with the Continental Army.
The document dates back to 1792 and has been verified by the Peabody Historical Society.
Little is known about Bates or his military service. However, records show that he was originally from Batestown, Vt., and died in 1808 at age 63, according to CNN.
So how exactly did the document make its way to Peabody's Center School? According to the Boston Globe, Eugenio speculates that it may have been a show-and-tell project from a former student that simply was left behind.
Eugenio has said that she plans to hold on to the document to use in her lessons for future students.
Image: Illustration depicts uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution, Library of Congress
For more about this discovery, click on the video below from CNN.com.
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