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A sermon on education : Wherein some account is given of the Academy, established in the city of Philadelphia. Preach'd at the opening thereof, on the seventh day of January, 1750-1
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Title
A sermon on education : Wherein some account is given of the Academy, established in the city of Philadelphia. Preach'd at the opening thereof, on the seventh day of January, 1750-1 / By the Reverend Mr. Richard Peters.
Published
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, at the Post-office, MDCCLI.
Physical Description
vii, 48, 8 p. ; 23 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN Z86 50: "Idea of the English school" wanting.
BEIN 381 Id2 1751: Includes "Idea of the English school". Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
"Idea of the English school, sketch'd out for the consideration of the trustees of the Philadelphia academy" (8 p. at end) signed: B.F. [i.e. Benjamin Franklin].
"Constitutions of the publick Academy, in the city of Philadelphia": p. 42-48.
Signatures: A⁴ B-D⁸ A⁴
Relates to the Academy of Philadelphia which later (1755) became the College of Philadelphia, and finally the University of Pennsylvania.
Variant and related titles
Idea of the English school.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Subjects
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Academy and Charitable School of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University Library)
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