Rules of behavior for youth, 1845.

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Rules of behavior for youth, 1845.

Handwritten account of "rules of behavior." The item was written down by William Huntington in his diary in Jan. 1845 about seven months after Smith was killed and purports to be in Smith's own words. The rules are believed to be based on George Washington's "Rule of Civility."

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SNAC Resource ID: 6759381

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Huntington, William, 1784-1846

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Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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