A Discourse On The Importance Of Character And Education In The United States Delivered On 20th Of

by John Griscom

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First edition

New York, NY : Printed by Mahlon Day, No. 372, Pearl Street, 1823. First edition. Disbound pamphlet. 21cm. 26pp, 1 . Toning to text block, some old staining. Ex-library, Presbyterian Historical Society, stamped withdrawn. Griscom founded New York's first anti-poverty organization, the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, he also opened the first monitorial system school there. Item #66577

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