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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 to Editors

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.258 Author/Creator: Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1830-1843 Pagination: 1 p. 11.6 x 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Webster responds to charges that he is against using the Bible in the classroom and stresses that he has endeavored to remove all objections to studying the Scripture in school. He believes that correcting the language is one way to remove such objections.

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