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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 [Certifying copyright for the 1825 enlarged edition of Nathan Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05320 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: February 5, 1825 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Notes that Samuel Green, stereotype printer, is granted copyright to Nathan Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant a "plain, practical system of arithmetic,... adapted to the United States." Marked "No. 687." Written while Adams was Secretary of State.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Green, Samuel, fl. 1825

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