An address, delivered, at the request of the board of managers of the Apprentices' Library Company of Philadelphia, in the hall of the Franklin Institute, on the 26th March, 1830

by J. R. Tyson

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Philadelphia: John Young, 1830. First edition, 8vo, pp. 16; removed from binding, small closed tears to fore-edge of last two leaves, light waterstaining. Tyson was a lawyer and historical writer who served on many educational boards, including as Manager of the Apprentices' Library Company, and as a director of the Philadelphia public schools. In his talk he refers to the responsibility of masters to apprentices in loco parentis, and warns against giving

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