Letter Richmond, Va., to Joseph Lancaster, Baltimore, 1820 February 19 [manuscript].

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Letter Richmond, Va., to Joseph Lancaster, Baltimore, 1820 February 19 [manuscript].

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Randolph writes to the noted educator that he will "seek publication approval" for a "cheap elementary Work, explaining the principles upon which his plan of Universal Instruction is founded."

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