Letter to Brigham Young and Council, 24 February 1849

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Letter to Brigham Young and Council, 24 February 1849
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    Cambridgeport Mass Feb 24th 1849 President Young & Council, Dear Brethren, Since I have been travelling in this eastern country which is so Highly famed for the education of their children, I have endeavoured to bear in mind that portion of the epistle which councils the Saints, "To secure at least A copy of Evry valuable treatise on Education" &c, &c. I have reflected much upon this subject, & the situation of the Saints in the valley, the thousands of children that will ...
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    Their original form. They use Greenleaf's Arithmetic, & Welds English Grammar The main publishers of the mentioned works Are sand Sanborn & Carter of Portland Maine. They have three steam presses in operation & have all they can do, they are introducing those works not ownly in the old states But New ones such as Texas, Arkansas &c & wish to introduce them into the New Territories. They called upon me & made inquiries concerning the probable population of the valley. They ...
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    viz Towns 1st Reader 10 cts 2 25 3 45 4 75 Spellers — 16 2/3 Analysis — 37 1/2 Welds Grammer 37 1/2 Parsing Books — 12 1/2 Greenleafs 1st Arith 12 1/2 2nd 50 3rd 75 Lattin Lessons 66 ...
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    To the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. W Woodruff to B Young + council Feb 24, 1849