Autograph letter signed : London, to E. Magrath, 1846 Mar. 2.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to E. Magrath, 1846 Mar. 2.

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Thanking him for an enclosure, and discussing the proper function of art: "every effort shd. be tried to promote good [good underlined] art, good [good underlined], as an intellectual and moral aid to our course of life--and I think that the limitation in our Institution does, or ought to contribute to this end, by stimulating men to great efforts, as a means of attaining the Station they desire."

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Jones, George, 1786-1869

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