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Hale, Sarah J.B., 1788-1879 to Ninian W. Edwards

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.121 Author/Creator: Hale, Sarah J.B., 1788-1879 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 November 1854 Pagination: 4 p. 20.2 x 16.2 cm Order a Copy

Hale writes to the Superintendent of Illinois public schools, Ninian W. Edwards, to ask him to consider the suitability of her book, "The Bible Reading Book" for the classroom. She claims the book is already being used at a number of other schools and institutions.

Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Edwards, Ninian W., fl. 1854

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