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Rush, Benjamin to Samuel Jennings re: on education and teachers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06906 Author/Creator: Rush, Benjamin Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1800/10/18 Pagination: 2 p. + addr 19.5 x 15.7 cm Order a Copy

"It will always give me great pleasure to maintain a friendly intercourse with the instructors of youth in every part of the United States. I consider their occupation as next to that of parents in forming the public mind." Jennings was principal of the New London (CT) Academy

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