Letter, 1827 October 9, Paris, France, to Mason F. Cogswell, Hartford, Conn.

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Letter, 1827 October 9, Paris, France, to Mason F. Cogswell, Hartford, Conn.

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Spent his time abroad working on his smaller and larger Geography and on improving the system of instruction in two of the institutions for deaf-mutes in England; taught at Philipp von Fellenberg's school in Hofwyl, Switzerland.

3 p. ; 26 x 20 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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